It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Pioneer Valley can now relate to. They fell just short of the El Diamante Miners by a score of 2-0 on Tuesday. Pioneer Valley's defeat signaled the end of their eight-game winning streak.
Julian Diaz-Resendez spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on five hits and racked up nine Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
Even though they lost, Pioneer Valley didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as El Diamante only tossed four.
On El Diamante's side, Pioneer Valley's batters probably weren't too happy with Jordan Rhyner, who pitched a no hitter (he gave up two walks).
On the hitting side, El Diamante saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caleb Silva, who went 2-for-4 with two doubles.
Pioneer Valley's loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 21-6. As for El Diamante, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-16 record this season.
Pioneer Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for El Diamante, they will head out on the road to square off against Edison at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Edison is coming into the matchup with three straight victories at home, so El Diamante will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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