El Diamante waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They had just enough and edged the Golden West Trailblazers out 6-4. This was payback for El Diamante, who suffered a 5-1 loss the last time these two teams met.
Jorja Moreno made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching seven innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Moreno has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Moreno was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jennavee Campos, who went 3-for-3 with three runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Alexis Ruvalcaba, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
On Golden West's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Khianna Hardwick, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Alondra Magallanes, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Golden West hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as El Diamante struck out six times.
El Diamante pushed their record up to 14-7 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Golden West, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 17-6.
El Diamante will be playing at home against Redwood at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (El Diamante: 3.2, Redwood: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Golden West, they are on the road again on Thursday to play Monache at 4:30 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Golden West: 3.9, Monache: 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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