The Chaffey Tigers will square off against the Diamond Ranch Panthers at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Chaffey is coming into the game on a four-game losing streak.
Last Friday, Chaffey didn't have quite enough to beat Chino and fell 5-4.
Meanwhile, while Diamond Ranch put up plenty of runs on Friday, the same can't be said for Ontario. The Panthers put the hurt on the Jaguars with a sharp 11-0 victory. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matchups by six runs or more this season.
Izel Avalos made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Avalos was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Diamond Ranch got a massive performance out of Khloe Malcolm, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. Malcolm has been hot recently, having posted three or more hits the last three times she's played. Rayanna Quintanar was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-2.
Diamond Ranch was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .435. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Ontario only posted a batting average of .133.
The win made it two in a row for Diamond Ranch and bumps their season record up to 10-8. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.5 runs over those games. As for Chaffey, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-5-1.
Chaffey might still be hurting after the 8-2 loss they got from Diamond Ranch when the teams last played back in March. Can the Tigers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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