In what's become a running theme this season, Desert gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. They blew past the Frazier Mountain Falcons 24-4. The victory was just what Desert needed coming off of a 16-4 loss in their prior matchup.
Haylie Ruiz made a splash no matter where she played. She tossed three innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off one hit. Ruiz was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Eden Hewes, who scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times she's played. Another player making a difference was Hayden Escobar, who scored three runs and stole five bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Desert has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Frazier Mountain, they dropped their record down to 0-3 with that defeat, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.
Desert will take on Boron at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. Boron and Desert are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads. As for Frazier Mountain, they will head out on the road to take on Alpaugh at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Frazier Mountain is facing Alpaugh at the right time seeing as Alpaugh is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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