Baseball Recap: Murrieta Mesa Comes Up Short

Murrieta Mesa was the 5-4 winner over Murrieta Valley when they last played one another last Monday, but their luck changed this time around. The Rams fell 9-5 to the Nighthawks on Wednesday. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.

Carson Kephart

Hits Against

03/19/25 @ Temescal Canyon	3
04/09/25 vs Chaparral	2
04/02/25 @ Linfield Christian	2
04/14/25 vs Murrieta Valley	1
04/03/25 vs Foothill	1
+ 1 more games

Murrieta Mesa got a good showing from Carson Kephart, who pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Kephart has become a key player for the Rams: the team is 7-2 when he allows at most one hit, but 3-4 otherwise.

Murrieta Mesa's defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 10-6. As for Murrieta Valley, the victory snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-13 record.

While Murrieta Mesa had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.