Valley View and Palm Desert squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Valley View had to settle for second. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Palm Desert Aztecs. Valley View just can't catch a break and has now endured three losses in a row.
For Palm Desert's part, not much got past Zach Gibbs, who gave up just five hits and racked up six Ks to keep Valley View off the board. Gibbs has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Palm Desert saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was David Gibbs, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Valley View's defeat dropped their record down to 12-15. As for Palm Desert, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 16-11 record this season.
Valley View does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Palm Desert, they will be playing at home against Tustin at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Tustin: 3.7, Palm Desert: 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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