Mt. Diablo was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. Their rough 11-4 loss to the Acalanes Dons might stick with them for a while. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Mt. Diablo of the 14-3 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March.
Lily Quezada was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (she also didn't allow any walks). Quezada was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with a home run.
In other batting news, Ashley Cornejo made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-4.
Even though they lost, Mt. Diablo didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Acalanes only tossed four.
On Acalanes' side, Avery Robb was incredible, going 2-for-4 with two triples, four RBI, and a run. Another player making a difference was Emme Young, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Mt. Diablo has fallen quite a ways from their 10-5 record last season and are now at 2-7-1. As for Acalanes, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.
Mt. Diablo will be playing in front of their home fans against San Lorenzo at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Mt. Diablo has given up an average of 8.4 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Acalanes, they will head out on the road to face off against Albany at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams will come into the contest having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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