Twentynine Palms had to endure a nine-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Desert Mirage RAMS on Friday and snuck past 13-12. This was a revenge match for Twentynine Palms, as the team was forced to settle for a 10-7 loss when these two played last Tuesday.
The team relied heavily on Raul Ginez, who went 3-for-4 with five RBI and two runs. Another player making a difference was Andrew Blas, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
On Desert Mirage's side, they got a massive performance out of Roy Villarreal, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Arturo Alvarado, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Desert Mirage didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with five strikeouts. This was only their 13th loss (out of 16 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Twentynine Palms' win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-13. As for Desert Mirage, they dropped their record down to 3-18 with that defeat, which was their eighth straight on the road.
As of now, neither Twentynine Palms nor Desert Mirage have any future games scheduled.
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