Diamond Bar extended their losing streak to four on Tuesday, dropping their season record down to 5-20 in the process. They came up short against the Claremont Wolfpack, falling 8-2. The Brahmas were not able to make up for their defeat to the Wolfpack from their previous meeting back in March of 2023.
Diamond Bar saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ethan McNeil, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one double.
As for Claremont, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-12-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 3 runs in those games.
On Claremont's side, Thomas Plotkin was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Plotkin has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Claremont is undefeated when Plotkin posts two or more runs, but 6-12-1 otherwise.
In other batting news, Luke Porras was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. That triple marked the first that he has hit this season. Another player making a difference was Aiden Leslie, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and one double.
While Diamond Bar had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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