The Palm Desert Aztecs will take on the Vista Murrieta Broncos at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
While Aztecs fans will have to keep waiting for their squad to come home, they shouldn't be too worried about the road trip considering the result of Tuesday's season opener. They skirted past Banning 3-1.
Palm Desert's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Addison Seuss, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Vista Murrieta gave up the first runs last Tuesday, but they didn't let that get them down. Everything went their way against Canyon as Vista Murrieta made off with a 7-1 win.
Dylan Berentis looked comfortable as he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. What's more, he also posted two strikeouts, the most he's had since back in April of 2024.
On the hitting side, Derrick Kraus was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in stolen bases. Another player making a difference was Brady Luyben, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Vista Murrieta was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .452. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Canyon only posted a batting average of .091.
Palm Desert came up short against Vista Murrieta in their previous meeting back in March of 2021, falling 8-4. Can Palm Desert avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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