The Rancho Mirage Rattlers will take on the Woodcrest Christian Royals at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Rancho Mirage is coming into the game hot, having won their last three games.
On Thursday, everything went Rancho Mirage's way against Nuview Bridge as Rancho Mirage made off with a 13-1 victory. Fans of the Rattlers have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 6+ runs.
Gael Martinez made a big impact no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Martinez was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April of 2024.
In other batting news, Rancho Mirage got a big performance out of Ezra Aparicio, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jaden Labit, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Rancho Mirage kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now hit at least eight hits in four consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Woodcrest Christian didn't have quite enough to beat Hemet on Thursday and fell 4-3.
Woodcrest Christian dropped their record down to 1-1 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Rancho Mirage, their record is now 3-0.
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