Coachella Valley waltzed into their matchup on Friday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They never let the Cathedral City Lions onto the board and left with a 1-0 win. After a 19-2 finish the last time they played, Coachella Valley and Cathedral City decided to play a little more cautiously this time around.
Coachella Valley saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Isabel Inzunza, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
On Cathedral City's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Amya Guzman, who went 2-for-2 with a double.
Even though they lost, Cathedral City didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Coachella Valley only tossed five.
Coachella Valley's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-10. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.0 runs per game. As for Cathedral City, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 15-6.
Coachella Valley will be playing in front of their home fans against Desert Mirage at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Coachella Valley is facing Desert Mirage at the right time seeing as Desert Mirage is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Cathedral City, they will head out on the road to challenge Banning at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Cathedral City is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10 runs per game this season.
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