Desert Mirage came into their game on Tuesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 11-5 to the Banning Broncos. The RAMS haven't had much luck with the Broncos recently, as the team has come up short the last nine times they've met.
Alexander Cerda put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out 12 batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits (and only one walk). He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two runs and one double.
Edilverto Biarco
| 03/03/26 @ Public Safety Academy | 4 |
| 03/24/26 vs Cathedral City | 3 |
| 02/26/26 vs Public Safety Academy | 3 |
| 04/14/26 vs Banning | 2 |
| 04/08/26 @ Packinghouse Christian Academy | 2 |
| + 2 more games |
In other batting news, Edilverto Biarco was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Desert Mirage's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 4-1 (and 2-5 when he doesn't).
Desert Mirage's record now sits at 6-6. As for Banning, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 8-5.
While Desert Mirage had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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