Baseball Recap: Temecula Valley Find Success

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Great Oak, Temecula Valley was happy to have turned things around on Monday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Murrieta Valley Nighthawks, sneaking past 6-5. For the Golden Bears, this counts as revenge for the 4-3 victory the Nighthawks walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2024.

Stafford Johnson

Runs Batted In (Career)

05/05/25 vs Murrieta Valley	4
04/11/25 @ Vista Murrieta	2
04/30/25 vs Great Oak	1
04/25/25 @ Murrieta Mesa	1
04/16/25 @ Chaparral	1

Stafford Johnson was excellent, going a perfect 3-for-3 with four RBI. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Taden Krogsgaard, who went 1-for-2 with two runs and one stolen base.

Temecula Valley always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .536. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Temecula Valley's record now sits at 14-11. As for Murrieta Valley, their loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-18.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Temecula Valley beat the Nighthawks by a score of 5-3 on Tuesday.