In what's become a running theme this season, El Diamante gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Porterville Panthers with a sharp 10-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for El Diamante.
Jorja Moreno made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. Moreno has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Moreno was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, El Diamante got a massive performance out of Ashley Espino, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Mikayla Moreno, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
El Diamante's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-8. As for Porterville, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-15.
El Diamante will head out on the road to take on Golden West at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Golden West: 3.8, El Diamante: 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Porterville, they will be playing at home against Monache at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Monache's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Porterville's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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