Palm Springs is 0-10 against Rancho Mirage since March of 2022 but things could change on Friday. The Indians will look to defend their home field against the Rattlers at 4:00 p.m.
Palm Springs is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 24 runs last Monday, they were much more limited against Rancho Mirage on Tuesday. They took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Rattlers.
For Rancho Mirage's part, Jayden Cunningham tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out six over 4.1 innings pitched. Those six strikeouts gave Cunningham a new career-high.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kobee Finnikin, who went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in February of 2024. Jesus Gutierrez was another key player, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
The victory got Rancho Mirage back to even at 11-11. As for Palm Springs, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-17.
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