Alex Chavarria was the best pitcher in Desert Valley this week, leading
Indio. He won two games and struck out 13 batters.
The Rajahs outpaced the rest of the league this week, as their three total wins led the league. Indio beat
Granite Hills 3-2,
Miller 9-7 and
Summit 3-2.
La Quinta put just two batters on base with walks in the past week, but
Coachella Valley's pitching staff has had the best control this season, surrendering a walk only six times in 20 innings this year.
Chavarria leads the league in both wins and strikeouts this season after another strong week, during which he recorded two wins and 13 Ks.
Eight batters hit over .400 this week. Leading the pack was Kelly Arcand, who hit .750 by going 3-for-4.
Chavarria struck out eight in the Rajahs' 3-2 win over the Cougars on March 12. Over his eight innings pitched he allowed two runs on four hits.
The Arabs'
Jesus Pena-moreno threw seven shutout innings in a 10-0 win over
Desert Mirage on Tuesday. He struck out seven, allowing two hits.
Story is based on stats entered in MaxPreps by Tuesday 5am PST each week.
