Desert Hot Springs was the 9-6 winner over Yucca Valley when they last played one another last Tuesday, but their luck changed this time around. The Desert Hot Springs Golden Eagles fell just short of the Yucca Valley Trojans by a score of 3-1 on Friday.
For Yucca Valley's part, the team relied heavily on Cole Thompson, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Adrian Altamirano, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Desert Hot Springs' defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-10. As for Yucca Valley, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-9 record this season.
Desert Hot Springs will be playing in front of their home fans against Banning at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Banning is coming into the contest with five straight victories on the road, so Desert Hot Springs will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Yucca Valley, they will challenge Cathedral City at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Yucca Valley is facing Cathedral City at the right time seeing as Cathedral City is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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