With a playoff game on the line, Palm Desert rose to the challenge on Thursday. They never let the Valley View Eagles onto the board and left with a 3-0 win.
Not much got past Zach Gibbs, who gave up just five hits and racked up six Ks to keep Valley View off the board. Gibbs has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Palm Desert saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was David Gibbs, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Palm Desert is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 16-11 record this season. As for Valley View, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 12-15.
Palm Desert will be playing in front of their home fans against Tustin at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Tustin's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Palm Desert's hitters will have their work cut out for them. Valley View does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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