Mt. Diablo is 0-10 against Acalanes since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Mt. Diablo Red Devils will head out on the road to face off against the Acalanes Dons at 4:30 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Mt. Diablo fell victim to San Rafael and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 11-0 walloping at the hands of the Bulldogs. Considering the last time Mt. Diablo couldn't score was back in February, the team can't take the result too hard.
Mt. Diablo saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ashley Cornejo, who went 2-for-2 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Acalanes unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak last Thursday. They fell victim to a tough 13-0 defeat at the hands of College Park. The game marked that first time this season in which Acalanes was not able to get on the board.
Mt. Diablo are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-6-1. As for Acalanes, their loss dropped their record down to 7-4.
Acalanes' hitters will have their work cut out for them on Tuesday. Mt. Diablo has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Acalanes, though, as they've been averaging only 3.5. Will Mt. Diablo keep running through batters, or will Acalanes buck the trend?
Mt. Diablo suffered a grim 14-3 defeat to Acalanes when the teams last played two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Acalanes' Maya Shoenhair, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (she also only allowed one walk). Now that Mt. Diablo knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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