The Temescal Canyon Titans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Paloma Valley Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Temescal Canyon had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They skirted past the Eagles 8-6.
Temescal Canyon got a great performance from Jessenia Moore as she struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up six earned runs off 13 hits (and only one walk). Moore has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Xiane Romero, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Mya Tucker, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Paloma Valley had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2 runs), and they went ahead and made it three last Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Golden Bears 6-5. That's two games straight that Paloma Valley has won by just one run.
Temescal Canyon has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for Paloma Valley, they pushed their record up to 11-7 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
Temescal Canyon skirted past Paloma Valley 6-4 when the teams last played back in March of 2021. Will Temescal Canyon repeat their success, or does Paloma Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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