The Crossroads Roadrunners will face off against the Rancho Mirage Rattlers at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Crossroads 4.1, Rancho Mirage 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Crossroads is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 6-3 victory over Hesperia.
Oliver Winkler
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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. Those three hits gave Winkler a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Avery Deutch, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one RBI.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Rancho Mirage, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They came out on top against Rancho Verde by a score of 7-2 on Friday.
Rancho Mirage also 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. The Rattlers are 6-1 when Berntsen allows one or fewer earned runs, but 10-11 otherwise.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jesus Gutierrez, who went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases and two runs. Edward Carlin was another key player, going 1-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Crossroads has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-9 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.9 runs on average over those games. As for Rancho Mirage, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-12.
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