For the second straight game, Murrieta Mesa will face off against Murrieta Valley. The Rams will head out on the road to square off against the Nighthawks at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Murrieta Mesa has five straight victories, Murrieta Valley has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
If Murrieta Mesa beats Murrieta Valley with ten runs on Wednesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. The Rams blew past the Nighthawks 10-2 on Monday. The Rams might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine contests by six runs or more this season.
Lilly Hauser made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She tossed three innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Hauser was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 4-for-5. That's the most hits she has posted since back in May of 2024.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Taelyn Holley, who went 4-for-5 with one home run, three runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Kenzie Farrier, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Murrieta Mesa was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .405. They are 10-2 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Murrieta Mesa pushed their record up to 11-6-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Murrieta Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-9.
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