It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Temescal Canyon ultimately got the result they hoped for on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Moreno Valley Vikings 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Temescal Canyon.
Temescal Canyon got a great performance from Tristan Whittle as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over five innings pitched. Whittle has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Temescal Canyon's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Gannon Gonzales, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
The win got Temescal Canyon back to even at 13-13. As for Moreno Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 16-7.
Temescal Canyon will have a chance to go back-to-back against Moreno Valley: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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