Nogales waltzed into their game on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Diamond Bar Brahmas by a score of 6-2. For Nogales, this counts as revenge for the 8-3 defeat Diamond Bar walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March of 2016.
Isaac Guzman and Charles Rodriguez made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Guzman pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). Meanwhile, Rodriguez pitched five innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. At the plate, Guzman went 2-for-4 with three RBI and a double, while Rodriguez scored a run while going 1-for-3.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Luis Barajas, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
On Diamond Bar's side, they got a good showing from Silas Swartz, who didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Diamond Bar saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Smith, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with an RBI. Another player making a difference was Jayden Henness, who went 3-for-4 with a stolen base.
Nogales' win bumped their record up to 5-7. As for Diamond Bar, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-7.
Nogales will square off against El Camino Real at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday. El Camino Real's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Nogales' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Diamond Bar, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Los Altos at 3:30 p.m. on April 9th.
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