Baseball Recap: Rancho Mirage Comes Up Short

Rancho Mirage fell victim to Heritage and their airtight pitching crew on Saturday. They came up short against the Patriots, falling 11-0. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Rattlers, who until this matchup were averaging four runs allowed.

Rancho Mirage has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost ten of their last 11 games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 9-11 record this season. As for Heritage, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-2.

Rancho Mirage will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Palm Springs at 6:00 p.m. on the 22nd. The Rattlers are facing the Indians at the right time seeing as the Indians are stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for Heritage, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 5-4 defeat against Lincoln on the 15th.