Banning lost against Yucca Valley back in March of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Banning Broncos lost 18-8 to the Yucca Valley Trojans. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Nicelle Soriano
| 03/03/25 @ Yucca Valley | 4 |
| 04/09/24 @ Desert Mirage | 3 |
| 03/29/24 @ Yucca Valley | 3 |
| 02/27/25 vs San Bernardino | 2 |
| 04/16/24 vs Cathedral City | 2 |
Nicelle Soriano was cooking despite her team's loss, firing off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in RBI. Another player making a difference was Alexus Villasenor, who went 1-for-3 with one triple and two RBI.
Soriano wasn't the only one working in the home run department: Banning lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Banning's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Yucca Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 4-5 record this season.
It'll be an old-fashioned rodeo when Banning Broncos duke it out with West Valley Mustangs at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Banning has given up an average of 12.5 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Yucca Valley, they will challenge Desert Hot Springs at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Yucca Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
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