Baseball Recap: Temecula Valley Golden Bears vs. Paloma Valley Wildcats
It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Temecula Valley ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They came out on top against the Paloma Valley Wildcats by a score of 4-1. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Temecula Valley also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2023.
Temecula Valley got a great performance from Logan Long as he didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. Long has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Chase Hilt, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
On Paloma Valley's side, Justin Allen was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and only one walk).
At the plate, Paloma Valley saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chapman Weber, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Paloma Valley hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Temecula Valley struck out six times.
The victory made it two in a row for Temecula Valley and bumps their season record up to 9-4-1. As for Paloma Valley, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 16-1.
Temecula Valley will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Norco at 4:00 p.m. Temecula Valley's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Norco's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Paloma Valley, they will square off against La Sierra at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday. La Sierra is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
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