Baseball Game Preview: Rancho Mirage Rattlers vs. La Quinta Blackhawks

Rancho Mirage hasn't had much luck against La Quinta recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Rancho Mirage Rattlers will take on the La Quinta Blackhawks at 6:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Rancho Mirage 2.3, La Quinta 2.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.

Rancho Mirage is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Tuesday. They fell 6-2 to La Quinta.

Kobee Finnikin

Stolen Base

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Rancho Mirage saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kobee Finnikin, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4. Finnikin has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.

The win (which was La Quinta's third in a row) raised their record to 5-5. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs over those games. As for Rancho Mirage, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-4.