Banning is 8-2 against Cathedral City since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Banning Broncos will be playing in front of their home fans against the Cathedral City Lions at 3:30 p.m. Banning is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
While Banning's win against Desert Mirage wasn't quite the blowout they won the last time the pair played, they still came away the winners. Banning came out on top in a nail-biter against Desert Mirage on Friday and snuck past 13-11. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Ella Leivas and Aaliyah Stokes made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Leivas tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (she also didn't allow any walks). Meanwhile, Stokes didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched. At bat, Leivas scored a run while going 1-for-3, while Stokes scored two runs and stole a base while going 4-for-5.
In other batting news, Banning let Alexandria Martinez and Andrea Reynolds loose on the outfield. Martinez scored a run while getting on base in five of her eight plate appearances, while Reynolds went 2-for-4 with three runs, a triple, and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Alexus Villasenor, who got on base in three of her five plate appearances with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Cathedral City pushed their score to two the last time they played Coachella Valley, but on Friday they couldn't quite do it again. Cathedral City fell just short of Coachella Valley by a score of 1-0. Cathedral City has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Cathedral City 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.
Banning has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 6-11 record this season. As for Cathedral City, their loss dropped their record down to 15-6.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Banning has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.2 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Cathedral City struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.1. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Banning came out on top in a nail-biter against Cathedral City in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. Does Banning have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cathedral City turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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