The matchup between Temescal Canyon and Poly on Friday hardly resembled the 3-0 effort from their previous meeting. The Temescal Canyon Titans wound up on the wrong side of a rough 17-5 walloping at the hands of the Poly Bears. Temescal Canyon has not had much luck with Poly recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Xiane Romero made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-2 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Natalie Castro was another key contributor, going 2-for-2 with two RBI.
On Poly's side, Miranda De Nava made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over six innings while giving up five earned runs off eight hits. De Nava has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances. De Nava was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Poly got a massive performance out of Madelyn Webb, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and a double. Another player making a difference was Corina Jaimes, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4.
Temescal Canyon's defeat dropped their record down to 10-5. As for Poly, the victory was the 19th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 20-1-1.
Temescal Canyon will head out on the road to square off against Hemet at 3:15 p.m. on Monday. Temescal Canyon is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season. As for Poly, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Valley View at 3:15 p.m. on April 3rd.
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