The Diamond Ranch Panthers will head out to take on the Chaffey Tigers at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Diamond Ranch is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season.
It was a proper cat-fight when Diamond Ranch took on Ontario on Friday. The Panthers never let the Jaguars get on the board and left with an 11-0 victory. The win continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Jaguars: they've now won four in a row.
Izel Avalos was a major factor no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Avalos was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Khloe Malcolm
| 04/11/25 vs Ontario | 3 |
| 04/09/25 @ Ontario | 4 |
| 04/04/25 @ Chino | 3 |
In other batting news, Diamond Ranch got a massive performance out of Khloe Malcolm, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. Malcolm has been hot recently, having posted three or more hits the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Rayanna Quintanar, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-2.
Diamond Ranch was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .435. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Ontario only posted a batting average of .133.
Meanwhile, Chaffey was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 5-4 heartbreaker at the hands of Chino.
Chaffey's defeat dropped their record down to 6-5-1. As for Diamond Ranch, their record now sits at 10-8.
Diamond Ranch took their victory against Chaffey in their previous meeting back in March by a conclusive 8-2 score. Will the Panthers repeat their success, or do the Tigers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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