Diamond Ranch fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Chaffey on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 9-6 to the Tigers. The Panthers just can't catch a break and have now endured six defeats in a row.
Ethan Lomeli put in work no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over four innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits (and only one walk). Lomeli was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Lomeli wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Keith Houdashelt, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
Diamond Ranch's loss dropped their record down to 7-12. As for Chaffey, the victory snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 5-15 record.
While Diamond Ranch 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 Tuesday.
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