Rancho Mirage softball continues historic run, defeats Lincoln in state regional tournament

The Rattlers keep on rolling!

Rancho Mirage softball defeated Lincoln (San Diego) 9-8 in the first round of the Division 5 CIF State Regional tournament on Tuesday afternoon.

RMHS just won the CIF-SS Division 7 championship, which was the first CIF-SS title by any softball program from the Coachella Valley.

The Rattlers' next game is a rematch against Culver City, the same team RMHS beat for the CIF-SS championship. The game is scheduled for Thursday, June 5 at Culver City.

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The Rattlers baseball team also won their first round game. RMHS advances in Division 4 of the CIF State Regional to play Phineas Banning Senior High on Thursday.

What a year on the diamond for Rancho Mirage!

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