Baseball Game Preview: Indio Rajahs vs. Twentynine Palms Wildcats

By Team Reports Apr 13, 2024, 6:12am

Baseball Preview: Indio Rajahs vs. Twentynine Palms Wildcats

Indio is 7-1 against Twentynine Palms since March of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Indio Rajahs will look to defend their home field against the Twentynine Palms Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. Indio is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.1 runs per game this season.

Indio can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent game on Friday. They blew past Desert Hot Springs 13-7.

Jesse Arreola was incredible, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Sergio Navarro, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.

Meanwhile, Twentynine Palms was not able to break out of their rough patch last Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They suffered a rough 17-4 defeat at the hands of Yucca Valley.

Noah Barber was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with four stolen bases, a triple, and a run.

Even though they lost, Twentynine Palms didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.

Indio has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a massive bump to their 10-9 record this season. As for Twentynine Palms, their loss dropped their record down to 5-9.

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