Baseball Recap: Don Lugo Now 9-1 over Last Ten Games

Conquistadores

Margin (Wins)

03/07/25 vs Diamond Ranch	13
03/31/25 vs Ontario	12
03/19/25 @ Montclair	12
04/23/25 @ Diamond Ranch	10
04/11/25 vs Montclair	10

Don Lugo won against Jurupa Valley on Monday with 11 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Wednesday. The Conquistadores blew past the Diamond Ranch Panthers 11-1. The Conquistadores might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by six runs or more this season.

Trevor Young tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over six innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ishmael Fox, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. That triple marked the first that he has hit this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Nolan Chavez, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two RBI and one run.

Don Lugo hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least five batters in seven consecutive games.

Don Lugo is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Diamond Ranch, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-14 record this season.

Don Lugo will have a chance to go back-to-back against Diamond Ranch: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.