The Murrieta Valley Nighthawks will head out on the road to face off against the Chaparral Pumas at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Murrieta Valley is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Last Thursday, Murrieta Valley came up short against Vista Murrieta and fell 8-3.
Rainn McMillan made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Bear Bachmeier, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Meanwhile, Chaparral didn't have quite enough to beat Paloma Valley on Saturday and fell 3-2. Chaparral has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Chaparral saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caleb Udell, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Chaparral didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Paloma Valley only tossed three.
Murrieta Valley's loss dropped their record down to 13-8. As for Chaparral, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-8.
Murrieta Valley might still be hurting after the 11-2 loss they got from Chaparral when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can Murrieta Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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