The Rancho Mirage Rattlers will head out on the road to face off against the Crossroads Roadrunners at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Rancho Mirage's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Crossroads' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Rancho Mirage is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 7-2 win over Rancho Verde.
Rancho Mirage got a great performance from Zachary Berntsen as he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits. Berntsen has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances.
Jesus Gutierrez
| 05/16/25 vs Rancho Verde | 3 |
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At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jesus Gutierrez, who went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases and two runs. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Edward Carlin, who went 1-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Crossroads came out on top against Hesperia on Friday thanks in part to the team's impressive five-run sixth inning. The Roadrunners took their game against the Scorpions 6-3.
Crossroads let Jake McCaffrey and Oliver Winkler run wild. McCaffrey got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one stolen base and one run, while Winkler went 3-for-4 with two RBI and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Alfred Bloomingdale, who went 1-for-4 with three RBI and one double.
Crossroads is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 17-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.1 runs over those games. As for Rancho Mirage, their win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-12.
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