Baseball Recap: Rancho Mirage's Win on Friday Extends Winning Streak to Three

Rattlers

Lowest Scoring Games

02/28/25 vs Cornerstone Christian	3-2
02/22/25 @ Woodcrest Christian	5-6
02/17/25 vs Indio	6-0

It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Rancho Mirage ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They had just enough and edged out the Cornerstone Christian Crusaders 3-2. The three-run effort marked the Rattlers' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.

Jesus Gutierrez was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.

The win was the third in a row for Rancho Mirage, bringing their record for this year to 6-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Cornerstone Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 4-2.

Coming up, Rancho Mirage will face off against Xavier Prep at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Rancho Mirage: 1.7, Xavier Prep: 1) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Cornerstone Christian, they will square off against Redlands Adventist Academy at 2:45 p.m. on Monday. Cornerstone Christian's pitching crew has only allowed 1.3 runs per game this season, so Redlands Adventist Academy's hitters will have their work cut out for them.