Rancho Mirage is 0-10 against La Quinta since May of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Rancho Mirage Rattlers will head out on the road to square off against the La Quinta Blackhawks at 6:30 p.m. Rancho Mirage is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
After a string of three wins, Rancho Mirage's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They took a 6-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Palm Desert.
Mira Olvera put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Olvera has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Olvera was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
Meanwhile, La Quinta put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They put the hurt on Palm Desert with a sharp 10-2 win.
Rancho Mirage's defeat dropped their record down to 10-9. As for La Quinta, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-9 record this season.
Rancho Mirage might still be hurting after the 10-1 loss they got from La Quinta when the teams last played back in March. Can Rancho Mirage avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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