Desert Hot Springs waltzed into their match on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They walked away with a 14-10 win over the Cathedral City Lions. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Desert Hot Springs got a big performance out of Alex Anaya, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his eight plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Andres Arita, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-5.
On Cathedral City's side, Isaiah Reyes was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Ozzy Garcia was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Desert Hot Springs is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 6-8 record this season. As for Cathedral City, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-9.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Desert Hot Springs will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Indio at 6:00 p.m. on April 9th. As for Cathedral City, they will head out on the road to square off against Desert Mirage at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Desert Mirage hasn't scored more than two runs for three games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse.
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