Baseball Preview: El Diamante Miners vs. Monache Marauders
El Diamante is 6-0 against Monache since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The El Diamante Miners will look to defend their home field against the Monache Marauders at 4:30 p.m.
Last Wednesday, El Diamante came up short against Redwood and fell 6-2. El Diamante has not had much luck with Redwood recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Elijah Contreras was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-2 with a home run.
Meanwhile, Monache had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They came out on top against Golden West by a score of 7-4 on Friday.
Monache saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mathew Rivas, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI. Another player making a difference was Ty Baxter, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances.
El Diamante's defeat dropped their record down to 9-15. As for Monache, they now have a winning record of 12-11-1.
El Diamante was able to grind out a solid win over Monache in their previous meeting back in March, winning 9-6. Does El Diamante have another victory up their sleeve, or will Monache turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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