Softball Recap: Diamond Ranch Has No Trouble Against Ontario

Panthers

Margin (Wins)

02/20/25 vs Pomona	18
03/28/25 vs Edgewood	16
04/09/25 @ Ontario	11
02/27/25 vs Crean Lutheran	11
02/18/25 vs Garey	10

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Don Lugo, Diamond Ranch was happy to have turned things around on Wednesday. They were the clear victors by a 16-5 margin over the Ontario Jaguars. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won seven matchups by six runs or more so far this season.

Izel Avalos made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits (and only one walk). Avalos was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-5. That's the most hits she has posted since back in February.

In other batting news, Khloe Malcolm was incredible, going 4-for-5 with one home run and five RBI. Those four hits gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Rayanna Quintanar, who scored three runs while going 3-for-6.

Diamond Ranch was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .452. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Ontario only posted a batting average of .300.

Diamond Ranch moved to 9-8 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak. As for Ontario, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-9 record this season.

Diamond Ranch will have a chance to go back-to-back against Ontario: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Friday.