There's no place like home for Desert Christian Academy, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Thursday. They won by a run and slipped past the San Jacinto Valley Academy Wolves 4-3. This was payback for Desert Christian Academy, who suffered a 12-5 loss the last time these two teams met.
Josh Frescas spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on six hits.
On the hitting side, Dylan Smith was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Dusty Nixon, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
On San Jacinto Valley Academy's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alex Daniels, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, San Jacinto Valley Academy didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Desert Christian Academy only tossed three.
Desert Christian Academy pushed their record up to 7-7 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for San Jacinto Valley Academy, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-7.
Desert Christian Academy will be playing at home against Saint Jeanne de Lestonnac Catholic School at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Saint Jeanne de Lestonnac Catholic School has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.33 runs per game on average), something Desert Christian Academy will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for San Jacinto Valley Academy, they will be playing at home against Temecula Prep at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. San Jacinto Valley Academy is facing Temecula Prep at the right time seeing as Temecula Prep is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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