The Edison Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the El Diamante Miners at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Edison is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They walked away with a 9-6 win over Immanuel.
Meanwhile, El Diamante had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They never let the Panthers onto the board and left with a 2-0 victory.
Pioneer Valley's batters probably weren't too happy with Jordan Rhyner, who pitched a no hitter (he gave up two walks). Rhyner has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, El Diamante's win was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Caleb Silva, who went 2-for-4 with two doubles.
Edison's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 12-16. As for El Diamante, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 13-16 record this season.
Edison came up short against El Diamante in their previous matchup back in February of 2023, falling 5-2. Thankfully for Edison, Matthew Bettencourt (who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over six innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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