El Diamante waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They walked away with a 4-1 victory over the Redwood Rangers. This was payback for El Diamante, who suffered a 5-1 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Jorja Moreno made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Moreno has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Moreno was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Ashley Espino was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jennavee Campos, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
On Redwood's side, they got a good showing from Ceydie Pires, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, Redwood saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bella Valdez, who went 3-for-3 with a double.
El Diamante's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-7. As for Redwood, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-9-2.
El Diamante will head out on the road to face off against Monache at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Monache: 3.1, El Diamante: 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Redwood, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Porterville at 4:30 p.m. Redwood is facing Porterville at the right time seeing as Porterville is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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