The Rancho Mirage Rattlers will head out on the road to take on the Shadow Hills Knights at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Rancho Mirage is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
Rancho Mirage's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Shadow Hills 2-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for Rancho Mirage.
Malakai Lopez made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over seven innings pitched. Lopez was also big at the plate, going 3-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Lopez wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Marcos Ceja Jr., who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Rancho Mirage is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season. As for Shadow Hills, they dropped their record down to 7-11 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Shadow Hills' pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Rancho Mirage hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .319. It's a different story for Shadow Hills, though, as they've only averaged .244. Will they be able to contain Rancho Mirage's hitters? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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