The Murrieta Mesa Rams will challenge the Rancho Verde Mustangs at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. Neither Murrieta Mesa nor Rancho Verde posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Murrieta Mesa fell victim to Linfield Christian and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They lost 14-0 to the Lions.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Rancho Verde and Citrus Hill, and Citrus Hill kept the tradition alive. The Mustangs took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hawks on Tuesday.
David Hernandez and Caden Coppola did some serious damage despite the final result: Hernandez got on base in two of his three plate appearances with three stolen bases, while Coppola went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and one run. Another player making a difference was Hector Rivas, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases.
Murrieta Mesa's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Rancho Verde, their loss was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-2.
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