Eastern Hills had lost seven straight on the road dating back to last season, but on Tuesday they dropped their record down to 1-8 to make it eight. They came up short against the Diamond Hill-Jarvis Eagles, falling 10-1. The Highlanders were not able to make up for their defeat to the Eagles from their previous meeting back in April of 2024.
As for Diamond Hill-Jarvis, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-11-1 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games.
For Diamond Hill-Jarvis' part, they got a great performance from CHRISTOPHER MARTINEZ as he struck out seven batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. MARTINEZ has become a key player for the Eagles: the team is 4-2 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 7-9-1 otherwise.
At the plate, DIEGO BASURTO was a standout: he went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, two doubles, and one stolen base. Diamond Hill-Jarvis is undefeated when BASURTO posts three or more hits, but 8-11-1 otherwise. Another player making a difference was LEONARDO CORDOVA, who went 1-for-3 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Diamond Hill-Jarvis beat Eastern Hills by a score of 13-5 later that day.
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