Baseball Preview: Temecula Valley Golden Bears vs. Great Oak Wolfpack
The Temecula Valley Golden Bears will be playing at home against the Great Oak Wolfpack at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Temecula Valley: 3.5, Great Oak: 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Wednesday, Temecula Valley came up short against Gahr and fell 7-4.
Josh Pinnell was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-2 with a triple, two RBI, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Rocco Pugliese, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Great Oak also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to Temecula Valley by a score of 8-3. Great Oak has not had much luck with Temecula Valley recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Great Oak also got a good showing from Riley Kronenfeld, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned run or hits.
At the plate, Great Oak saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gavin Fien, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Temecula Valley's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-8-1. As for Great Oak, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-10.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Temecula Valley has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Great Oak struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Temecula Valley was able to grind out a solid victory over Great Oak when the teams last played on Tuesday, winning 8-3. Will Temecula Valley repeat their success, or does Great Oak have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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