Palm Desert is on a four-game streak of home wins, while La Quinta is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. Palm Desert will host La Quinta at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Palm Desert 3.1, La Quinta 2.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Palm Desert is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Temescal Canyon just ended the team's eight-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell 6-1 to the Titans. The Aztecs were red-hot at the plate heading into the game (they scored no less than ten runs in the three contests prior), but the Titans' pitchers proved too tough.
Palm Desert saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Stevie Hutchinson, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Even though they lost, Palm Desert hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most three strikeouts in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, La Quinta scored first but ultimately less than Centennial in their game on Saturday. They fell just short of the Huskies by a score of 4-3. Like the Aztecs, the Blackhawks also had to let a streak go: they had won six straight, but that streak is no more.
David Cruz was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3. That's the most runs he has posted since back in February. Another player making a difference was Gavin Ryerson, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Palm Desert's defeat dropped their record down to 10-4. As for La Quinta, their loss dropped their record down to 8-6.
Palm Desert came out on top in a nail-biter against La Quinta in their previous matchup on March 7th, sneaking past 2-1. Will Palm Desert repeat their success, or does La Quinta has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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