California High School Baseball - Temescal Canyon loses to Paloma Valley
April 15, 2014: Lake Elsinore, CA 92532 The Temescal Canyon Titans baseball team (Lake Elsinore, CA), 5-2 in Tuesday's league outing with the visiting Paloma Valley Wildcats (Menifee, CA)
The Wildcats now hold a 11-4 record. They take the field next when they host Murrieta Mesa for a non-league outing on Friday, April 18. Paloma Valley will face a Rams team coming off a 20-1 league loss to Chaparral (Temecula, CA). The Rams record now stands at 7-10.
Next, the Titans face the Lakeside Lancers (Lake Elsinore, CA) in a Sunbelt outing, on Friday, April 18. Temescal Canyon will attempt to advance on its 9-6 season record. The Lancers enter the outing with a 5-10 record after their 16-7 league loss to Paloma Valley (Menifee, CA).
Game Summary
The Titans fall 5-2 to Paloma Valley
Eli Thomas did all he could to give the Titans a boost, but it wasn't enough to get past Paloma Valley, as the Titans lost 5-2 on Tuesday.
Eli had a busy day at the plate, collecting two extra-base hits. He singled in the first inning, homered in the fourth inning, and hit a Texas league double down the right field line to ignite a rally in the seventh inning. the Titans close their deficit to 5-2. Thomas scored on an RBI single by Dylan Alhanati. Paloma Valley's Williams induced ended the threat with a strikeout to end the game.
Fokken recorded the win for Paloma Valley. He allowed one run over six innings. He struck out three, walked two and surrendered seven hits.