The El Diamante Miners will take on the Clovis East Timberwolves in a tournament on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
El Diamante is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Mission Oak. El Diamante blew past Mission Oak 8-1 on Wednesday. The Miners have beaten the Hawks the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Hawks has come to flipping the script.

Malachi Moreno
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Malachi Moreno looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (three).
On the hitting side, DJ Gonzalez was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Kalob Shade, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Clovis East took care of business in their home opener on Wednesday. They came out on top against Frontier by a score of 7-2.
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