The Claremont Wolfpack will venture away from home to square off against the Rowland Raiders at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Claremont sitting on eight straight wins and Rowland on five.
On Friday, it was close, but Claremont sidestepped Walnut for a 4-2 victory.
Claremont got a great performance from Walter Bilau as he pitched 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. Bilau has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one walk any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Claremont's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Dane Dorman, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI. Nico Vasquez also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Meanwhile, Rowland hadn't done well against Diamond Bar recently (they were 0-8 in their previous eight matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Raiders had just enough and edged out the Brahmas 3-1. That's two games straight that the Raiders have won by exactly two runs.
Jose Valadez tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over six innings pitched.
Claremont's record is now 11-2. As for Rowland, their record now sits at 7-1.
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