After two games on the road, Rancho Mirage is heading back home. They will take on the Colony Titans at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Rancho Mirage is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They never let Salesian onto the board and left with a 3-0 win.
Malakai Lopez made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 15 over seven innings pitched. Lopez has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Lopez was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Lopez wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kobee Finnikin, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases.
Meanwhile, Colony had already won 16 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.1 runs), and they went ahead and made it 17 on Friday. They came out on top against the Patriots by a score of 5-1.
Steven Gonzales spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on four hits and racked up ten Ks.
At the plate, Carlos Barba was excellent, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 1-for-2.
Rancho Mirage is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 24-7 record this season. As for Colony, they pushed their record up to 24-6-1 with that victory, which was their ninth straight at home.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Rancho Mirage has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Colony struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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