The Banning Broncos will head out on the road to take on the Desert Hot Springs Golden Eagles at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Banning is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
Banning can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent contest on Friday. They put the hurt on Cathedral City with a sharp 13-0 victory.
Marquis Stewart-Vaughn made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Stewart-Vaughn has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Stewart-Vaughn was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, John Lara III was incredible, going 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Sebastian Osornio was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Desert Hot Springs didn't have quite enough to beat Yucca Valley on Friday and fell 3-1.
Banning's win bumped their record up to 14-7. As for Desert Hot Springs, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-10.
Banning was able to grind out a solid victory over Desert Hot Springs in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, winning 4-0. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Desert Hot Springs' Elijah Maier, who tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. Now that he won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be that much easier for Banning to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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