Palm Desert has been on the road for two straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Tustin Tillers at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Palm Desert: 3.6, Tustin: 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Palm Desert is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Valley View a 3-0 shutout.
The result came thanks to Zach Gibbs's shutout, as he gave up just five hits and racked up six Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Palm Desert's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was David Gibbs, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Tustin earned a 3-0 victory over Estancia on Thursday.
Palm Desert is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 16-11 record this season. As for Tustin, their win bumped their record up to 15-12.
Palm Desert came up short against Tustin when the teams last played back in April of 2016, falling 7-3. Thankfully for Palm Desert, Blake Akins (who pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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