The Santa Ana Saints will head out to take on the Diamond Bar Brahmas at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Santa Ana will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Things were looking good for Santa Ana after they put the first run on the board on Tuesday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Pioneer by a score of 9-8.
While Diamond Bar didn't have the best season last year (they finished 6-22), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They skirted past Ontario Christian 4-3. That's two games straight that the Brahmas have won by just one run.
Sebastian Roseli looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Dominic Tortorelli was excellent, going 3-for-4 with one run and one RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April of 2025. The team also got some help courtesy of Elijah Kim, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one RBI.
The victory made it two in a row for Diamond Bar and bumps their season record up to 6-3. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 4 runs in those games. As for Santa Ana, their defeat was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-5.
Santa Ana might still be hurting after the 13-2 loss they got from Diamond Bar when the teams last played back in April of 2021. Can the Saints avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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