The Desert Mirage RAMS will square off against the Coachella Valley Mighty Arabs at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Coachella Valley took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Desert Mirage, who comes in off a win.
Desert Mirage took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against San Jacinto Leadership Academy, sneaking past 3-2.
Brian Benavides
| 02/21/25 vs San Jacinto Leadership Academy | 9 |
| 03/11/24 @ Calipatria | 6 |
| 04/26/24 @ Twentynine Palms | 4 |
| 03/19/24 vs Desert Hot Springs | 3 |
| 02/12/24 @ Palm Springs | 3 |
Brian Benavides was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in strikeouts. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Benavides wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Christian Cisneros-Morales, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Saturday just wasn't the day for Coachella Valley's offense. They fell 3-0 to Imperial on Saturday. That's two games in a row now that the Mighty Arabs have lost by exactly three runs.
Coachella Valley's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Desert Mirage, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
Desert Mirage might still be hurting after the 10-0 defeat they got from Coachella Valley in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can Desert Mirage avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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