Softball Recap: El Diamante Sets Scoring Season-High Against Mission Oak

Miners

Team Score (Highest)

03/19/25 vs Mission Oak	13
02/26/25 vs Orange Cove	10
03/08/25 vs Liberty	6
02/27/25 @ Selma	6
03/05/25 vs Porterville	4

El Diamante lost a heartbreaker the last time they played Mission Oak, but it's fair to say they got their revenge given the result of Wednesday's game. El Diamante blew past Mission Oak 13-1 on Wednesday. The Miners' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.

Jadelynn Quinday looked comfortable as she tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. That's the fewest hits she has allowed since back in March of 2024.

At the plate, Taelyn Ochoa was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, six RBI, and two runs. Emily Castanon was another key player, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.

The win made it two in a row for El Diamante and bumps their season record up to 3-4-1. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games. As for Mission Oak, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-5-1.

El Diamante didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 4-0 loss against Hanford on the 25th. As for Mission Oak, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, an 11-8 defeat against Sierra Pacific on the 20th.