There's no place like home for Diamond Ranch, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Friday. Everything went their way against the West Covina Bulldogs on Monday as the Diamond Ranch Panthers made off with an 11-1 win. This was payback for Diamond Ranch, who suffered an 8-7 loss the last time these two teams met.
Izel Avalos was a major factor no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. Avalos has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 11 consecutive pitching appearances. Avalos was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Olivia Jauregui, who went 3-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Melissa Navarro, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
On West Covina's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sophia Adler, who went 1-for-2 with a triple and a run.
Diamond Ranch has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-12 record this season. As for West Covina, they dropped their record down to 5-17 with that defeat, which was their eighth straight on the road.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Diamond Ranch will take on Northview at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Northview's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Diamond Ranch's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for West Covina, they will be playing at home against Charter Oak at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Charter Oak will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something West Covina surely won't give up without a fight.
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