Baseball Recap: Temecula Prep Turns Things Around After Road Loss

Patriots

Margin (Wins)

04/24/26 @ San Jacinto Leadership Academy	19
04/14/26 vs California Military Institute	17
04/09/26 vs Desert Christian Academy	15
05/04/26 vs California Military Institute	13
03/19/26 @ Saint Jeanne de Lestonnac Catholic School	13

There's no place like home for Temecula Prep, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They never let the California Military Institute Rough Riders get on the board and left with a 13-0 victory on Monday. The Patriots might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 games by seven runs or more this season.

Nikolaz Gonzalez made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 14 over 4.2 innings pitched. He has become a key player for Temecula Prep: the team is 4-1 when he posts at least eight strikeouts, but 9-10 otherwise. Gonzalez was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two runs.

In other batting news, Austin Ivar was a standout: he went 1-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. He is becoming a predictor of Temecula Prep's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 9-11 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Joshua Estrada, who went 1-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.

Temecula Prep was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. They are a perfect 9-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

Temecula Prep's win bumped their record up to 13-11. As for California Military Institute, their record is now 0-13.

As of now, neither Temecula Prep nor the Rough Riders have any future games scheduled.