The Desert Hot Springs Golden Eagles will be playing at home against the Banning Broncos at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Friday, Desert Hot Springs didn't have quite enough to beat Yucca Valley and fell 3-1.
Meanwhile, Banning stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They never let Cathedral City onto the board and left with a 13-0 win. The victory was familiar territory for Banning who now have four in a row.
Marquis Stewart-Vaughn was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Stewart-Vaughn has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Stewart-Vaughn was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, John Lara III was incredible, going 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Sebastian Osornio was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Desert Hot Springs' loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-10. As for Banning, they pushed their record up to 14-7 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Desert Hot Springs came up short against Banning when the teams last played back in April of 2023, falling 4-0. Can Desert Hot Springs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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