Baseball Recap: Coachella Valley Mighty Arabs vs. Desert Mirage RAMS
Coachella Valley had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it seven on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Desert Mirage RAMS a 13-0 shutout. That 13 run margin sets a new team best for Coachella Valley this season.
Lisandro Mu?oz was a major factor no matter where he played. He pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Mu?oz was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Andruw Hernandez, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. Bryan Barraza was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Desert Mirage didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with five strikeouts. This was only their 11th loss (out of 13 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Coachella Valley has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season. As for Desert Mirage, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-16.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Coachella Valley beat Desert Mirage by a score of 10-0.
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