The Palm Desert Aztecs will head out on the road to challenge the Palm Springs Indians at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. Palm Desert is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
Palm Desert put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Palm Springs a 15-0 shutout. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Palm Desert considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Alexandra Aguilar and Natalie Rey made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Aguilar struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Rey tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. At bat, Aguilar went 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and a triple, while Rey scored two runs while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Audra Higgins was incredible, scoring three runs while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Macee Clark, who went 1-for-1 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Palm Desert has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-9 record this season. As for Palm Springs, they are on a 14-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-16.
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