For the second straight game, Mt. Diablo will face off against Concord. The Red Devils will venture away from home to square off against the Bears at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Mt. Diablo hasn't scored more than two runs for nine games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse.
Mt. Diablo came up short against Concord on Tuesday, falling 15-2.
For Concord's part, they got a great performance from Justin Tougeron as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out ten over six innings pitched. The Bears are 3-1 when Tougeron posts eight or more strikeouts, but 5-14 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Concord let Hunter Wasserman and Max Dashner run wild. Wasserman went 3-for-4 with three runs and two RBI, while Dashner went 4-for-6 with four RBI, one run, and one double. That's the most RBI Wasserman has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Tony Hoshida, who went 3-for-4 with three runs and one RBI.
Concord kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 21 hits. They are 3-1 when they post 11 or more hits.
The win made it two in a row for Concord and bumps their season record up to 8-15. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. As for Mt. Diablo, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-14.
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