The Rancho Mirage Rattlers will head out on the road to face off against the Palm Desert Aztecs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Rancho Mirage will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Last Thursday, it was close, but Rancho Mirage sidestepped Xavier Prep for a 2-1 victory. The two-run effort marked the Rattlers' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
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Gael Martinez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up six Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Rancho Mirage saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kobee Finnikin, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Palm Desert sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over La Quinta on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Aztecs.
Palm Desert also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and he was also dialed-in: Jake Brande gave up a run (which was unearned) on three hits and racked up nine Ks. Those nine strikeouts gave Brande a new career-high.
Rancho Mirage's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for Palm Desert, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
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