Yucca Valley has not done well against Cathedral City recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Yucca Valley Trojans blew past the Cathedral City Lions 10-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Yucca Valley.
Ryder Rohr made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing five innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. Rohr has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Rohr was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Jadon Pierce was incredible, going 4-for-5 with two runs, a triple, and a double. Cole Thompson was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
On Cathedral City's side, Omar Quintanilla made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and a double.
Even though they lost, Cathedral City was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. That's the most doubles they've managed all season.
Yucca Valley is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-9 record this season. As for Cathedral City, they dropped their record down to 4-14 with that loss, which was their fifth straight at home.
Yucca Valley will have a chance to go back-to-back against Cathedral City: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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