It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Temescal Canyon can now relate to. They lost 8-2 to the Temple City Rams on Thursday. Temescal Canyon has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Temescal Canyon saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Xiane Romero, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. Lexi Ellenwood was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
On Temple City's side, Kassandra Gewecke spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on four hits. Gewecke has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 20 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Melinda Lansford was incredible, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Sheridan Gonzalez, who went 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Temescal Canyon's loss dropped their record down to 15-9. As for Temple City, the win (which was their 18th in a row) raised their record to 19-1-1.
Temescal Canyon does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Temple City, they will be playing at home against Rio Mesa at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams will come into the matchup having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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