The Desert Oasis Diamondbacks are taking a road trip to square off against the Scripps Ranch Falcons at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Desert Oasis will be strutting in after a win while Scripps Ranch will be coming in after a defeat.
On Thursday, Desert Oasis narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Coronado 8-6. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Diamondbacks.
The team relied heavily on Lincoln Guillermo, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in February. Jayson Marquez was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Scripps Ranch was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell 7-3 to Mt. Carmel.
Scripps Ranch saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cooper Sitton, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3. That run marked the first that Sitton scored this season.
Scripps Ranch's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Desert Oasis, their win bumped their record up to 11-7.
Desert Oasis was able to grind out a solid victory over Scripps Ranch when the teams last played back in April of 2017, winning 7-2. Does Desert Oasis have another victory up their sleeve, or will Scripps Ranch turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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