Baseball Recap: Make It Four in a Row for Indio

Rajahs

Previous 4 Games

04/10/25 @ Yucca Valley	19-7
04/07/25 vs Yucca Valley	19-1
04/03/25 vs Coachella Valley	5-4
03/31/25 @ Coachella Valley	1-0

Indio entered their tilt with Yucca Valley on Thursday with three consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with four. They blew past the Trojans 19-7. With that victory, the Rajahs brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.

Zackary Muniz made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Indio is 3-1 when Muniz allows one or fewer hits, but 7-10 otherwise. Muniz was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.

In other batting news, Indio got a massive performance out of Julian Mandujano, who scored three runs while going 2-for-4. Mandujano is becoming a predictor of the Rajahs' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 6-1 (and 4-10 when he doesn't). Jesse Arreola was another key player, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Indio always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .632. They are a perfect 6-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.

Indio pushed their record up to 10-11 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for Yucca Valley, they are on a nine-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-8.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Indio will venture away from home to square off against Twentynine Palms at 3:15 p.m. on Monday. The Rajahs' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Wildcats have averaged an impressive 7.7 runs per game this season. As for Yucca Valley, they will head out on the road to face off against Coachella Valley at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. The Mighty Arabs' pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so the Trojans' hitters will have their work cut out for them.