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| 03/28/19 - Away | 0-10 L |
| 05/03/18 - Away | 2-8 L |
| 04/17/18 - Home | 6-5 W |
| 04/11/18 - Away | 8-7 W |
| 04/28/17 - Home | 6-5 W |
| + 5 more games |
Diamond Bar and Ayala are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. Diamond Bar will head out to square off against Ayala at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Diamond Bar is coming into the game hot, having won their last three games.
Last Friday, Diamond Bar beat Claremont 7-2.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Ayala). Their pitchers stepped up to hand Glendora a 16-0 shutout last Thursday. With that win, the Bulldogs brought their scoring average up to 6.6 runs per game.
Allie Lukaszewicz looked comfortable as she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Viviana Jilek was incredible, going a perfect 4-for-4 with five RBI, two runs, and one double. Jocelyn Escobedo was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
Ayala always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .622. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
The victory made it two in a row for Ayala and bumps their season record up to 7-2. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 1 runs in those games. As for Diamond Bar, their record is now 7-5.
Diamond Bar might still be hurting after the 10-0 defeat they got from Ayala when the teams last played back in March of 2019. Can Diamond Bar avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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