The Rancho Mirage Rattlers will face off against the Westminster Lions at 3:15 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Rancho Mirage comes in on three and Westminster on seven.
Rancho Mirage is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They skirted past Edgewood 10-8.
Anelisa Garcia made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and six unearned) runs off eight hits. Garcia was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Lilian Rocha
| 05/21/25 vs Edgewood | 3 |
| 05/17/25 @ Hesperia Christian | 1 |
| 05/15/25 vs Hamilton | 1 |
| 05/07/25 @ Shadow Hills | 2 |
| 05/06/25 vs Palm Springs | 2 |
| + 6 more games |
In other batting news, Jezell Espericueta and Lilian Rocha did most of the damage at the plate: Espericueta went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run, while Rocha went 3-for-4 with three runs. That's the most hits Rocha has posted since back in April. Dayanara Marquez was another key player, going 1-for-4 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
El Monte typically has all the answers at home, but on Wednesday Westminster proved too difficult a challenge. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past El Monte 9-7.
Westminster's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-11. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs over those games. As for Rancho Mirage, their victory bumped their record up to 17-10.
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