Cathedral City lost a heartbreaker to Desert Hot Springs when they met back in March of 2023, and they left with a heavy heart again on Friday. The Cathedral City Lions took a 14-10 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Desert Hot Springs Golden Eagles. Even if Cathedral City couldn't come away with the victory, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their hitters, which had struggled int the games prior.
Isaiah Reyes was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Omar Quintanilla was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Desert Hot Springs' side, they got a big performance out of Alex Anaya, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his eight plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Andres Arita, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-5.
Cathedral City's defeat dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Desert Hot Springs, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-8.
Cathedral City will head out on the road to square off against Desert Mirage at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Desert Mirage is on a three-game streak of home losses, Cathedral City a five-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. As for Desert Hot Springs, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Indio at 6:00 p.m. on April 9th.
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