It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Hesperia Christian had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They never let the Temecula Prep Patriots onto the board and left with a 7-0 victory. Winning may never get old, but Hesperia Christian sure is getting used to it with their eighth in a row.
Not much got past Macy Piorkowski, who gave up just two hits and racked up 14 Ks to keep Temecula Prep off the board. Piorkowski has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Eden Skinner, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Hailey Hoffman was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
On Temecula Prep's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Helena Scola, who went 3-for-3 with a double.
Hesperia Christian pushed their record up to 18-5 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Temecula Prep, their loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-13.
Hesperia Christian will take on Jurupa Valley on Saturday. Both teams will come into the contest having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes. Temecula Prep does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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