Baseball Game Preview: Palm Springs Indians vs. St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy Warriors

The Palm Springs Indians will square off against the St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Palm Springs has now lost eight straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since March 22.

Things were looking good for Palm Springs after they put the first runs on the board on Friday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Santa Ana by a score of 8-7.

Sean Meza

Stolen Base

04/11/25 @ Santa Ana	3
03/22/25 vs Yucca Valley	2
03/22/25 vs Yucca Valley	2
02/27/25 @ Norte Vista	2
03/01/25 vs Pioneer	1

Sean Meza made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-3. He has become a key player for Palm Springs: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 3-15 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Ian Ernesto Arroyo, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy). Everything went their way against Verbum Dei Jesuit on Monday as they made off with a 15-9 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Warriors considering their two-run performance the game before.

Salvador Rodriguez made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Rodriguez was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. He also put up a hit, which was his first of the season.

In other batting news, Joshua Rios was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing five bases while going 3-for-4. That's the most hits he has posted since back in February. Another player making a difference was Christian Maldonado, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.

St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .590. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy moved to 5-11 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak. As for Palm Springs, their loss dropped their record down to 6-16.