Palm Desert put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Monday. Everything went their way against the Central Spartans as the Palm Desert Aztecs made off with a 10-4 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Palm Desert considering their one-run performance the game before.
Natalie Rey looked comfortable as she struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Audra Higgins, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. Sidney Sherrod was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Palm Desert has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-11 record this season. As for Central, their defeat was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 4-14.
Palm Desert will take on Palm Springs at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Palm Desert is facing Palm Springs at the right time seeing as Palm Springs is stuck on a 17-game losing streak. As for Central, they will head out on the road to square off against Palo Verde Valley at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Palo Verde Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
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