Palm Springs is 2-8 against Palm Desert since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Palm Springs Indians will head out on the road to square off against the Palm Desert Aztecs at 6:30 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Palm Springs is is headed into Wednesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 19th straight game on Thursday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 10-0 walloping at the hands of Xavier Prep.
Meanwhile, Palm Desert didn't have quite enough to beat Shadow Hills on Thursday and fell 2-1.
Natalie Rey spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on five hits and racked up ten Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Palm Desert saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sidney Sherrod, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Palm Springs' defeat dropped their record down to 1-21. As for Palm Desert, their loss dropped their record down to 14-11.
Palm Springs suffered a grim 18-0 defeat to Palm Desert when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Palm Desert's Alexandra Aguilar, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Now that Palm Springs knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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