Palm Desert and Ontario Christian squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Palm Desert had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Ontario Christian Knights by a score of 1-0. The shutout was out of character for Palm Desert seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in April.
Zach Gibbs spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
On Ontario Christian's side, Palm Desert's batters probably weren't too happy with LUKE BALLANTYNE, who pitched a no hitter and racked up ten Ks (he gave up two walks).
On the hitting side, Ontario Christian saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was HAYDEN SLEGERS, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Palm Desert's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-12. As for Ontario Christian, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-14.
Palm Desert does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Ontario Christian, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against St. Francis at 3:30 p.m. St. Francis will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Ontario Christian surely won't give up without a fight.
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