Baseball Preview: Banning Broncos vs. Cathedral City Lions
Banning and Cathedral City are an even 4-4 against one another since March of 2019, but likely not for long. The Banning Broncos will be playing at home against the Cathedral City Lions at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Banning will be looking to keep their 18-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Banning scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Friday. They never let Desert Mirage onto the board and left with a 17-0 victory. Considering Banning has won seven matches by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Marquis Stewart-Vaughn was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk). Stewart-Vaughn has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Stewart-Vaughn was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Sebastian Osornio was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while going 3-for-3. Quintin Valdivia was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
Cathedral City lost a close one when they played on Tuesday but unfortunately for them the defeat they were handed on Friday was a bit more commanding. They fell victim to a tough 7-1 loss at the hands of Coachella Valley. Cathedral City has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Banning's win bumped their record up to 12-7. As for Cathedral City, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-11.
Banning took their victory against Cathedral City in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 15-0. Will Banning repeat their success, or does Cathedral City have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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