There's no place like home for Banning, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. Everything went their way against the Desert Mirage RAMS on Monday as they made off with a 9-2 win. That's the third time they've managed to beat them this season, with their most recent victory being a 8-5 win on April 3rd.
Marissa Lugo made a big impact no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched. She has been consistent: she hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in two of her five plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Ariel Lugo
| 04/28/25 vs Desert Mirage | 2 |
| 04/10/25 vs Desert Hot Springs | 1 |
| 04/07/25 @ Desert Hot Springs | 1 |
| 03/24/25 @ Cathedral City | 1 |
| 03/20/25 @ Desert Hot Springs | 1 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ariel Lugo, who went 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBI. Those two runs gave her a new career-high. Alexandria Martinez also deserves some recognition as she scored her first runs of the season.
Banning's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-5. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs over those games. As for Desert Mirage, they have been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last ten games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-13 record this season.
Banning will have a chance to go back-to-back against Desert Mirage: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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