Baseball Preview: Great Oak Wolfpack vs. Temecula Valley Golden Bears
The Great Oak Wolfpack will head out on the road to face off against the Temecula Valley Golden Bears at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Great Oak is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.1 runs per game this season.
Great Oak came into Thursday's match having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They came out on top against Chaparral by a score of 7-2 on Thursday.
Logan Washizaki was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Temecula Valley came up short against Poly on Saturday and fell 7-3.
Temecula Valley also got a good showing from Chase Hilt, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Hilt has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single hit in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Temecula Valley saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Recio, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI. Marc Guzman was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Great Oak's victory bumped their record up to 13-8. As for Temecula Valley, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 12-7-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Great Oak has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Temecula Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Great Oak suffered a grim 9-0 defeat to Temecula Valley when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can Great Oak avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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