La Quinta has been on the road for six straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Rancho Mirage Rattlers at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (La Quinta: 3.8, Rancho Mirage: 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Monday, La Quinta got themselves on the board against Palm Springs, but Palm Springs never followed suit. Everything went their way against the Indians as they made off with a 17-0 victory. With that win, La Quinta brought their scoring average up to 6.5 runs per game.
The team relied heavily on Jayvin Baxa, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 5-for-5. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Alex Rom-Turbio, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Rancho Mirage unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Monday. They wound up with the same score they had in their last game (2-1), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time.
Zachary Berntsen was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over six innings pitched.
At the plate, Rancho Mirage saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kobee Finnikin, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Rancho Mirage didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Palm Desert only tossed five.
La Quinta pushed their record up to 16-6 with that victory, which was their eighth straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.4 runs per game. As for Rancho Mirage, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-6.
La Quinta came out on top in a nail-biter against Rancho Mirage in their previous matchup back in March, sneaking past 4-2. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Rancho Mirage's Marcos Ceja Jr., who tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will La Quinta still be able to contain Ceja Jr.? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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