Desert Mirage is 1-9 against Indio since February of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Desert Mirage RAMS will look to defend their home field against the Indio Rajahs at 3:30 p.m. Desert Mirage will be strutting in after a win while Indio will be coming in after a loss.
Desert Mirage scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. They put the hurt on Borrego Springs with a sharp 24-14 victory. The win was just what Desert Mirage needed coming off of a 25-0 defeat in their prior matchup.
Meanwhile, Indio unfortunately witnessed the end of their nine-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of Jesuit by a score of 5-4.
Jaslynn Garcia was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she tossed six innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits (she also only allowed one walk).
On the hitting side, Jaeda Diaz was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and a triple. She is on a roll when it comes to triples, as she's now hit at least one in the last three games she's played.
Desert Mirage's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-11. As for Indio, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-4.
Desert Mirage suffered a grim 25-0 defeat to Indio in their previous meeting on Tuesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Garcia, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Now that Desert Mirage knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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