Yucca Valley extended their losing streak (dating back to last season) to 13 on Thursday, dropping their season record down to 0-12 in the process. They lost 12-1 to the Twentynine Palms Wildcats. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Wildcats this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 17-1 on Monday.
As for Twentynine Palms, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-6. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won five matches by eight runs or more so far this season.
For Twentynine Palms' part, Mauricio Montada made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Those nine strikeouts gave Montada a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and three runs. He is becoming a predictor of Twentynine Palms' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 5-6 when he doesn't).
In other batting news, Jandell Jiminez was incredible, going 3-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double. Another player making a difference was Jax Langdon, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Yucca Valley is set to take on their familiar foe Indio at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Twentynine Palms will square off against rival Coachella Valley at 3:15 p.m. on Monday.
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