The Rancho Bernardo Broncos will head out on the road to challenge the Palm Desert Aztecs at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Rancho Bernardo will come into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.
Rancho Bernardo's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They came out on top against Southwest EC by a score of 3-0. Those three runs were actually the fewest the Broncos have put up all season, but given the result they're probably not too concerned.
Noah Villa tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over six innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Rancho Bernardo let Nathan Bembenek and Brady Strachan run wild. Bembenek went 2-for-3 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run, while Strachan went 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. That triple was Bembenek's first of the season.
Meanwhile, Palm Desert didn't have quite enough to beat La Quinta on Thursday and fell 6-4.
Adam Allett made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with two runs and one double.
Rancho Bernardo's win bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Palm Desert, they now have a losing record of 3-4.
Palm Desert's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Saturday. Rancho Bernardo has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Palm Desert, though, as they've been averaging only 3.6 strikeouts. Will Rancho Bernardo keep running through batters, or will the Aztecs buck the trend?
Rancho Bernardo got the 'W' in their previous meeting back in April of 2019 against Palm Desert by a conclusive 10-3 score. Will the Broncos repeat their success, or do the Aztecs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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