The El Diamante Miners will venture away from home to face off against the Fowler Redcats at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
The home team had come away the winner the last five times El Diamante and Golden West had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. The Miners' pitchers stepped up to hand the Trailblazers a 5-0 shutout on Tuesday. The game was the first time the Miners have beaten the Trailblazers on their field since May 9, 2023.
El Diamante saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Noah Pena, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI. Liam Carignan also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, Fowler came tearing into Tuesday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Chieftains 11-0. Considering the Redcats have won 18 games by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Fowler's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 24-3. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs over those games. As for El Diamante, their win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 11-15-1.
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