The Hemet Bulldogs will square off against the Moreno Valley Vikings at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Hemet 3.9, Moreno Valley 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Thursday, Hemet needed a bit of extra time to put away Orange Vista. They won by a run and slipped past the Coyotes 4-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Bulldogs have posted since March 17th.

Cohen Joiner
04/10/25 vs Orange Vista | 2 |
03/20/25 vs JW North | 1 |
03/08/25 @ Lakeside | 1 |
02/28/25 @ Hamilton | 1 |
The team relied heavily on Cohen Joiner, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (two). Mathew Gregory was another key player, going 3-for-4 with one stolen base.
Meanwhile, Moreno Valley didn't have quite enough to beat La Quinta on Saturday and fell 2-1. The Vikings have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Moreno Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 10-8. As for Hemet, their win bumped their record up to 8-10.
Everything went Hemet's way against Moreno Valley when the teams last played back in May of 2021, as Hemet made off with a 6-0 victory. Will the Bulldogs repeat their success, or do the Vikings have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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