Baseball Preview: Desert Hot Springs Golden Eagles vs. Indio Rajahs
The Desert Hot Springs Golden Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Indio Rajahs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Desert Hot Springs is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last four games.
Even though Cathedral City scored an imposing ten runs last Friday, Desert Hot Springs still came out on top. Desert Hot Springs walked away with a 14-10 win over Cathedral City.
Alex Anaya was a standout: he scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his eight plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Andres Arita, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-5.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Indio's offense. Their tough 13-0 defeat to Cornerstone Christian on Tuesday might stick with them for a while. While getting shut out isn't ideal, Indio has not been shut out since back in February.
Indio also got a good showing from Cash Stucki, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk).
At the plate, Indio saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sergio Navarro, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Desert Hot Springs pushed their record up to 6-8 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.3 runs per game. As for Indio, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-8.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Desert Hot Springs has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Indio struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Desert Hot Springs came up short against Indio in their previous meeting back in March of 2023, falling 4-0. Thankfully for Desert Hot Springs, Bryan Nuno (who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over seven innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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