Palm Desert had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They blew past the Palm Springs Indians 11-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Palm Desert also won the last time the pair played back in March.
Palm Desert got a great performance from Adam Hart-Marchini as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over 4.2 innings pitched. Hart-Marchini has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Tyler Barsness was a standout: he scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Stevie Hutchinson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-5.
On Palm Springs' side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zach Thomason, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
Palm Desert is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-10 record this season. As for Palm Springs, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-17.
Palm Desert will head out on the road to take on La Quinta at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (La Quinta: 3.8, Palm Desert: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. Palm Springs does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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