Twentynine Palms is 1-7 against Indio since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Twentynine Palms Wildcats will head out on the road to face off against the Indio Rajahs at 6:30 p.m. Twentynine Palms is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
Twentynine Palms was not able to break out of their rough patch last Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They suffered a rough 17-4 loss 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.
Meanwhile, Indio put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Friday. They put the hurt on Desert Hot Springs with a sharp 13-7 victory.
Jesse Arreola was incredible, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Julian Mandujano, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Twentynine Palms' defeat dropped their record down to 5-9. As for Indio, they pushed their record up to 10-9 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Twentynine Palms skirted past Indio 7-6 in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Indio's Bryan Nuno, who struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up four earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits (and only one walk). Now that he won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be that much easier for Twentynine Palms to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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