Softball Recap: Make It Five in a Row for Diamond Ranch

Panthers

Previous 5 Games

04/23/25 vs Don Lugo	6-1
04/18/25 vs Chaffey	10-6
04/16/25 @ Chaffey	14-0
04/11/25 vs Ontario	11-0
04/09/25 @ Ontario	16-5

Diamond Ranch extended their winning streak to five on Wednesday, bumping their season record up to 13-8 in the process. They walked away with a 6-1 win over the Don Lugo Conquistadores. This was a revenge game for the Panthers: when they faced off against the Conquistadores on April 7th, they had to take a 14-4 defeat.

Izel Avalos was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in March. She was also big at the plate, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now snagged at least one in each of the last five games she's played.

In other batting news, Diamond Ranch let Elena Rodriguez and Liset Renteria run wild. Rodriguez got on base in all three of her plate appearances with two runs, while Renteria went a perfect 1-for-1 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

As for Don Lugo, their loss ended a 13-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 15-4-1. They were red-hot at the plate heading into the matchup (they scored no less than ten runs in the three games prior), but Diamond Ranch's pitcher proved too tough.

On Don Lugo's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alyssa Martinez, who went 1-for-2 with one double and one RBI. Another was Angeline Canez, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles and one run.

Diamond Ranch will have a chance to go back-to-back against Don Lugo: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Friday.