The Indio Rajahs will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Desert Hot Springs Golden Eagles at 6:00 p.m.
After a string of six wins, Indio's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. Their rough 13-0 defeat to Cornerstone Christian might stick with them for a while. Considering the last time Indio couldn't score was back in February, the team can't take the result too hard.
Indio got a good showing from Cash Stucki, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk).
At the plate, Indio saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sergio Navarro, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, even though Cathedral City scored an imposing ten runs last Friday, Desert Hot Springs still came out on top. Desert Hot Springs walked away with a 14-10 victory over Cathedral City. Winning may never get old, but Desert Hot Springs sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Desert Hot Springs 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. Oscar Per Martinez was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
Indio's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-8. As for Desert Hot Springs, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-8 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Indio has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Desert Hot Springs struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Indio was able to grind out a solid win over Desert Hot Springs when the teams last played back in March of 2023, winning 4-0. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Desert Hot Springs' Elijah Maier, who struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off three hits. Now that he won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be that much easier for Indio to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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