The El Diamante Miners will face off against the Redwood Rangers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
El Diamante lost 10-3 to Dinuba on Monday. The Miners haven't had much luck with the Emperors recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
El Diamante saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alexis Ruvalcaba, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI. Lexi Mazon also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 11 runs the game before, Redwood was a bit more limited in their game on Tuesday. They fell just short of Edison by a score of 4-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Rangers have suffered against the Tigers since March 21, 2016.
Redwood also got a good showing from Ceydie Pires, who pitched four innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits.
At the plate, Gaby Vasquez was cooking despite her team's loss, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
El Diamante's loss dropped their record down to 6-9-1. As for Redwood, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-6-1.
El Diamante beat Redwood 4-1 in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Do the Miners have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Rangers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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