Baseball Recap: Temecula Prep Snags Seventh Win in Last Eight Games

Patriots

Margin (Wins)

04/02/25 vs California Military Institute	20
04/16/25 vs Santa Rosa Academy	16
04/21/25 @ Redlands Adventist Academy	15
04/30/25 vs San Jacinto Leadership Academy	11
05/01/25 @ Saint Jeanne de Lestonnac Catholic School	10

Temecula Prep barely beat Saint Jeanne de Lestonnac Catholic School the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Patriots put the hurt on the Mustangs with a sharp 11-1 victory on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Patriots, who have now won 12 games by six runs or more so far this season.

Braden Litt and Noah Scarlett were major factors no matter where they played. Throwing, Litt tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Scarlett pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. Litt has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. At bat, Litt got on base in four of his five plate appearances with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base, while Scarlett went 1-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Scarlett has become a key player for Temecula Prep: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 5-6 otherwise.

In other batting news, Ryan Gomez was excellent, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. That stolen base marked the first that he has snagged this season. Cody Servin was another key player, going a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs.

Temecula Prep lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've posted since back in February.

Temecula Prep has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.9 runs on average over those games. As for Saint Jeanne de Lestonnac Catholic School, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-8.

Coming up, Temecula Prep will look to defend their home field on Friday against California Military Institute at 2:00 p.m. The timing is sure in the Patriots' favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while the Rough Riders have been banged up by eight consecutive losses on the road. Saint Jeanne de Lestonnac Catholic School does not have any more games scheduled as of now.