While Twentynine Palms didn't have the best season last year (they finished 6-13), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. Everything went their way against Cobalt Institute of Math & Science Academy on Wednesday as the Twentynine Palms Wildcats made off with a 12-1 win. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by eight runs or more this season.
Jandell Jiminez made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. Jiminez was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, Twentynine Palms let Keli'I ( Bubba ) Corney and Anthony Gabriel run wild. Corney scored two runs and stole Five bases. while going 2-for-3, while Gabriel scored two runs and stole Five bases. while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. With that strong performance, Gabriel is now averaging an impressive 1.1 stolen bases per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Anthony Escandon, who scored a run and stole Three bases. while going 2-for-3.
Wildcats
| 03/12/25 vs Cobalt Institute of Math & Science Academy | 12-1 |
| 03/10/25 @ Cathedral City | 13-5 |
| 03/07/25 vs Big Bear | 11-9 |
The victory was the third in a row for Twentynine Palms, bringing their record for this year to 6-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.0 runs over those games. As for Cobalt Institute of Math & Science Academy, their loss was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-5.
Coming up, Twentynine Palms will be playing in front of their home fans against Vista del Lago at 3:15 p.m. on March 21st. Cobalt Institute of Math & Science Academy has already played their next contest (against Excelsior Charter), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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