The Diamond Bar Brahmas will head out on the road to face off against the Duarte Falcons at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Diamond Bar and six for Duarte.
Last Monday, Diamond Bar came up short against Nogales and fell 6-2.
Diamond Bar got a good showing from Silas Swartz, who didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Diamond Bar saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Smith, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with an RBI. Another player making a difference was Jayden Henness, who went 3-for-4 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Duarte pushed their score all the way to ten on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of Mark Keppel by a score of 11-10. Even if Duarte couldn't come away with the win, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their hitters, which had struggled int the games prior.
Diamond Bar now has a losing record at 6-7. As for Duarte, their loss dropped their record down to 3-9-1.
Diamond Bar was able to grind out a solid victory over Duarte in their previous meeting back in March of 2017, winning 6-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Diamond Bar since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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