After flying high against Jurupa Hills last Saturday, Murrieta Mesa came back down to earth. The Murrieta Mesa Rams came up short against the Temescal Canyon Titans on Wednesday, falling 7-1. The game marked the Rams' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Murrieta Mesa got a good showing from Carson Kephart, who tossed 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Kephart has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single earned run any time he's pitched this season.

Elijah Resendiz
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On the hitting side, Elijah Resendiz was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base and one double. Resendiz is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's snagged at least one every time he's taken the field this season. Alex Goettman was another key player, scoring a run and stealing Two bases. while going 1-for-2.
Having lost for the first time this season, Murrieta Mesa fell to 5-1. As for Temescal Canyon, they pushed their record up to 10-1-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home.
Coming up, Murrieta Mesa will host Heritage at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. As for Temescal Canyon, they will head out to face off against Vista Murrieta at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Temescal Canyon is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
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