Baseball Recap: Temecula Valley Comes Up Short

Temecula Valley fell victim to Santiago and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They lost 13-0 to the Sharks. The Golden Bears were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Sharks apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in March of 2021.

Temecula Valley got a good showing from Grayson Martin, who didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched. Martin has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Temecula Valley saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chase Hilt, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one double.

This is the second loss in a row for Temecula Valley and nudges their season record down to 7-3. As for Santiago, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-4.

Temecula Valley and Santiago should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps California Rankings. The Golden Bears will square off against Paloma Valley at 6:30 p.m. on Friday with a big rank advantage (31 vs. 145). Meanwhile, Santiago (ranked 90th) will meet Bonita (ranked 234th) at 11:00 a.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Sharks 3, the Bearcats 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.