Mission Oak dropped their record down to 15-10-1 on Tuesday, which also ended the team's four-game streak of wins on the road. They wound up with the same score they had in their last game (6-0), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. The shutout was out of character for they seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in April.
Mission Oak saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Maleena Martin, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one double.
As for Dinuba, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 19-8. The result was nothing new for the Emperors, who have now won 11 matches by six runs or more so far this season.
On Dinuba's side, the result came thanks to Neveah Garcia's shutout, as she gave up just six hits and racked up eight Ks. Garcia has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Hope Diaz and Kiley Gomez did most of the damage at the plate: Diaz went 3-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI, while Gomez went 3-for-4 with three runs, one double, and one RBI. That triple marked the first that Diaz has hit this season. Ashlee Orozco was another key player, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one run and one double.
Mission Oak has already played their next game, a 7-4 defeat against Kingsburg on the 16th. As for Dinuba, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 loss against Mission College Prep on the 16th.
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