Mt. Diablo extended their losing streak to four on Friday, dropping them down to 7-9. They lost 21-0 to the Berean Christian Eagles. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Eagles this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 15-0 on Thursday.
Mt. Diablo saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Johnny Vazquez, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one double.
As for Berean Christian, they pushed their record up to 8-8 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by six runs or more this season.
On Berean Christian's side, Jake Rocha made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave Rocha a new career-high in strikeouts (four). He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
In other batting news, Nick Kullman was a standout: he went a perfect 3-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. Berean Christian is 2-1 when Kullman posts three or more hits, but 6-7 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Mac Tollefson, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs, one triple, and two RBI.
Looking ahead, Mt. Diablo will welcome Las Lomas at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Red Devils' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Knights have averaged an impressive 7 runs per game this season. As for Berean Christian, they will be playing at home against Branson at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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