Thursday just wasn't the day for Providence's offense. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 1-0 to the Diamond Ranch Panthers, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The Pioneers just can't catch a break and have now endured four losses in a row.
Providence got a good showing from Cade Mackenzie, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Mackenzie has been consistent : he hasn't given up a single walk in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Providence saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Adrian Contreras, who went 2-for-3 with one double.
Providence's defeat dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Diamond Ranch, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-7.
Coming up, Providence will welcome St. Bonaventure at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Diamond Ranch, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Western Christian at 3:30 p.m. Western Christian's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Diamond Ranch's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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