California Lutheran has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Temecula Prep Patriots at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
California Lutheran can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Tuesday. They blew past Nuview Bridge 17-7. That's two games straight that California Lutheran has won by exactly ten runs.
Kiera Schroeder was a standout: she got on base in four of her five plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. She has been hot recently, having posted three or more RBI the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Allison Schroeder, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI.
Meanwhile, Temecula Prep was able to grind out a solid victory over Cornerstone Christian on Friday, taking the game 6-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for Temecula Prep.
Helena Scola made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and not a single walk). Scola was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Kori Dawson was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
California Lutheran has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 7-10 record this season. As for Temecula Prep, their win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-12.
Temecula Prep's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: California Lutheran has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.2 hits per game. It's a different story for Temecula Prep, though, as they've been averaging 9.2. Given California Lutheran's sizable advantage in that area, Temecula Prep will need to find a way to close that gap.
California Lutheran suffered a grim 15-5 defeat to Temecula Prep in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Scola, who struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up five earned runs off three hits. Now that California Lutheran knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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