Baseball Recap: Desert Mirage Picks Up Third Consecutive Victory

Desert Mirage waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 7-6 W against the Desert Hot Springs Golden Eagles. This was a revenge game for the RAMS: when they faced off against the Golden Eagles back in March, they had to take a 5-4 defeat.

Alexander Cerda was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over 4.1 innings while giving up three earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in 11 consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base. He is becoming a predictor of Desert Mirage's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 8-3 (and 1-4 when he doesn't).

Edilverto Biarco

Runs

03/03/26 @ Public Safety Academy	4
03/24/26 vs Cathedral City	3
02/26/26 vs Public Safety Academy	3
04/28/26 vs Desert Hot Springs	2
04/24/26 vs Cathedral City	2
+ 5 more games

In other batting news, Desert Mirage let Edilverto Biarco and Steven Cabrera run wild. Biarco went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI, while Cabrera went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. Desert Mirage is 7-1 when Biarco posts two or more runs, but 2-6 otherwise. Alonso Lemus was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one double and one RBI.

Desert Mirage always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .514. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .514 or higher in three consecutive games.

Desert Mirage's record now sits at 9-7. As for Desert Hot Springs, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-11.

Desert Mirage will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Golden Eagles: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Friday.