El Diamante was the 11-2 winner over Golden West when they last played one another back in May of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The El Diamante Miners fell victim to a rough 7-1 defeat at the hands of the Golden West Trailblazers on Wednesday. El Diamante just can't catch a break and has now endured seven losses in a row.
El Diamante saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cole Martinez, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
On Golden West's side, the team relied heavily on Chris Garcia, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Garcia has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Braidyn Padilla, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with an RBI.
El Diamante's defeat dropped their record down to 8-14. As for Golden West, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-15.
While El Diamante 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 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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