Temecula Prep is 3-0 against California Lutheran since March of 2023, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Temecula Prep Patriots will be playing in front of their home fans against the California Lutheran C-Hawks at 3:15 p.m. Temecula Prep will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak alive.
Last Friday, Temecula Prep earned a 6-1 win over Cornerstone Christian.
Helena Scola made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking 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. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kori Dawson, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Meanwhile, California Lutheran put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They blew past Nuview Bridge 17-7. That's two games straight that California Lutheran has won by exactly ten runs.
California Lutheran got a massive performance out of Kiera Schroeder, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Allison Schroeder, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI.
Temecula Prep has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 14-12 record this season. As for California Lutheran, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-10.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. 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 California Lutheran struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1.8. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Temecula Prep took their win against California Lutheran when the teams last played back in March by a conclusive 15-5. Will Temecula Prep repeat their success, or does California Lutheran have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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