The Rancho Mirage Rattlers will head out on the road to take on the Estancia Eagles at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Rancho Mirage comes in on three and Estancia on five.
Rancho Mirage is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They never let St. Monica get on the board and left with a 6-0 victory. That's two games straight that the Rattlers have won by exactly six runs.
The result came thanks to Zachary Berntsen's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up eight Ks. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kobee Finnikin, who went 2-for-4 with three stolen bases, one run, and one double. Another player making a difference was Marcos Ceja Jr., who went 1-for-2 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Estancia sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 win over Pacifica Christian on Friday.
Rancho Mirage pushed their record up to 18-12 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.1 runs over those games. As for Estancia, their victory bumped their record up to 18-13.
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