The Temecula Prep Patriots will face off against the Hesperia Christian Patriots at 3:15 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Temecula Prep sitting on four straight victories and Hesperia Christian on seven.
Temecula Prep is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Orange a 1-0 shutout.
Helena Scola was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. Scola has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Scola was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Scola wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ava Winkowski, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Hesperia Christian gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 17-8 margin over Cornerstone Christian.
Like Temecula Prep, Hesperia Christian also got a great game from a two-way player: Macy Piorkowski. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and seven unearned) runs off four hits. Piorkowski was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Hesperia Christian got a massive performance out of Hailey Hoffman, who went 2-for-3 with five RBI and three runs. Sophie Anderson was another key contributor, scoring four runs while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances.
Temecula Prep has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a massive bump to their 16-12 record this season. As for Hesperia Christian, they pushed their record up to 17-5 with that victory, which was their ninth straight at home.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Saturday. Temecula Prep hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Hesperia Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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