The Temple City Rams will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Rio Mesa Spartans at 3:15 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Temple City is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Everything went their way against Temescal Canyon as Temple City made off with an 8-2 win. The victory was nothing new for Temple City as they're now sitting on 18 straight.
Kassandra Gewecke spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on four hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 20 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Melinda Lansford, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Sheridan Gonzalez, who went 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Rio Mesa, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Kennedy a 10-0 shutout on Thursday.
Temple City's win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-1-1. As for Rio Mesa, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 23-5 record this season.
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