It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Temecula Prep can now relate to. They lost 7-0 to the Hesperia Christian Patriots on Saturday. Temecula Prep's defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Temecula Prep saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Helena Scola, who went 3-for-3 with a double. Scola has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On Hesperia Christian's side, not much got past Macy Piorkowski, who gave up just two hits and racked up 14 Ks to keep Temecula Prep off the board.
On the hitting side, Eden Skinner was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Hailey Hoffman, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Temecula Prep's loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-13. As for Hesperia Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season.
Temecula Prep does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Hesperia Christian, they will face off against Jurupa Valley on Saturday. Both teams will come into the game having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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