The Desert Pines Jaguars will head out on the road to face off against the Rancho Rams at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Desert Pines will head into Monday's game after some sweet revenge against Del Sol: Desert Pines couldn't quite topple Del Sol on Monday, but it was still a huge improvement compared to the nine-run loss they took when the two last played. Desert Pines was the clear victor by a 7-1 margin over Del Sol. The victory was some much needed relief for Desert Pines as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Jose Zamora and Kevin Ruiz were a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Zamora pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Ruiz pitched 2.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Zamora scored three runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-3, while Ruiz scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Rancho put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Monday. Everything went their way against Cimarron-Memorial as Rancho made off with an 11-3 win. Winning may never get old, but Rancho sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Omar Lopez was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Kayden Bumstead, who went 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Desert Pines' victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-14. As for Rancho, the win got them back to even at 14-14.
Desert Pines suffered a grim 16-0 defeat to Rancho when the teams last played back in May of 2019. Thankfully for Desert Pines, Tanner Ray (who struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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