The Palm Desert Aztecs are taking a road trip to face off against the Temescal Canyon Titans at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Palm Desert is coming into the match hot, having won their last eight games.
Palm Desert's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Palm Springs with a sharp 10-0 win.
Tyler Nicolay
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The result came thanks to Tyler Nicolay's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up eight Ks. Those eight strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Stevie Hutchinson, who went 2-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. That triple was his first of the season. Zach Gibbs was another key player, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Palm Desert was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .419. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Temescal Canyon sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 victory over Elsinore on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Titans.
Temescal Canyon saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jonathan Reece, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Temescal Canyon pushed their record up to 12-2-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Palm Desert, their record is now 10-3.
Palm Desert came out on top in a nail-biter against Temescal Canyon in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, sneaking past 4-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Palm Desert since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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