La Quinta had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 1 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They never let the Palm Springs Indians onto the board and left with a 17-0 win. With that victory, La Quinta brought their scoring average up to 6.5 runs per game.
The team relied heavily on Jayvin Baxa, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 5-for-5. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Alex Rom-Turbio, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2.
On Palm Springs' side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bishop Miller, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
La Quinta is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for Palm Springs, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-15 record this season.
La Quinta will be playing at home against Rancho Mirage at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Rancho Mirage: 2.4, La Quinta: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Palm Springs, they will head out on the road to challenge Xavier Prep at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Xavier Prep is coming into the game with three straight wins at home, so Palm Springs will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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