Charter Oak had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Diamond Ranch Panthers a 1-0 shutout on Wednesday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Charter Oak also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2023.
Not much got past Zack Escalera, who gave up just three hits and racked up 12 Ks to keep Diamond Ranch off the board. Escalera has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Charter Oak saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jorge Aceves, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
On Diamond Ranch's side, Benny Aquino was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
Charter Oak's win bumped their record up to 5-12-1. As for Diamond Ranch, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-8.
Charter Oak will have a chance to go back-to-back against Diamond Ranch: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Friday.
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