Palm Desert put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Xavier Prep Saints a 9-0 shutout. Give Palm Desert's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Alexandra Aguilar made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Aguilar has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Aguilar was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Camila Ramirez was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Sidney Sherrod, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Palm Desert has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-9 record this season. As for Xavier Prep, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-13 record this season.
Palm Desert will take on La Quinta at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Palm Desert is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season. As for Xavier Prep, they will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Rancho Mirage at 3:15 p.m. Rancho Mirage has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.06 runs per game on average), something Xavier Prep will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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