The De Toledo Jaguars will face off against the El Diamante Miners at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with de Toledo sitting on five straight victories and El Diamante on three.
On Monday, de Toledo was able to grind out a solid win over Chula Vista, taking the game 8-3. Eight seems to be a good number for de Toledo as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Zander Friedman was excellent, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Kadyn McCafferty, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, El Diamante scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. They blew past Kennedy 14-2.
Kevin Baldwin spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on one hit and racked up seven Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Caleb Silva, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Troy Loftin, who went 1-for-5 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple.
De Toledo has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5-1 record this season. As for El Diamante, the win got them back to even at 7-7.
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