Baseball Recap: Desert Mirage Comes Up Short

After flying high against Cathedral City on Tuesday, Desert Mirage came back down to earth. The RAMS fell just short of the Lions by a score of 14-13 on Friday. The RAMS were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Lions earlier this season, when they won 22-4.

Alejandro Carmona

Runs

03/27/26 @ Cathedral City	2
03/24/26 vs Cathedral City	2
02/26/26 vs Public Safety Academy	2
03/17/26 vs Desert Hot Springs	1
03/05/26 vs Indio	1
+ 1 more games

Alejandro Carmona was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off one hit (and only one walk). Carmona was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs and one RBI. He has become a key player for Desert Mirage: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 1-3 otherwise.

In other batting news, Christian Cisneros-Morales and Alexander Cerda stepped up to the plate in a big way. Cisneros-Morales got on base in four of his six plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and two doubles, while Cerda got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and one triple. Cerda is becoming a predictor of Desert Mirage's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 3-1 (and 0-3 when he doesn't). Braylin Cruz also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.

Desert Mirage now has a losing record of 3-4. As for Cathedral City, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-10.

Looking ahead, Desert Mirage will welcome Packinghouse Christian Academy at 3:15 p.m. on Monday. The Bears have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 20 runs per game on average), something the RAMS will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Cathedral City, they will head out on the road to square off against Banning at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday.