Saint Jeanne de Lestonnac Catholic School is 0-8 against Temecula Prep since March of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Saint Jeanne de Lestonnac Catholic School Mustangs will head out on the road to square off against the Temecula Prep Patriots at 2:00 p.m.
Saint Jeanne de Lestonnac Catholic School is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 15 runs on Monday, they were much more limited against Desert Christian Academy on Tuesday. They suffered a tough 12-1 loss at the hands of the Conquerors.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Temecula Prep, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road on Thursday. Everything went their way against Nuview Bridge on Tuesday as Temecula Prep made off with a 9-3 victory.
Evan Van Winkle made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. Van Winkle was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-1.
In other batting news, Braden Litt and Vincent Thinnes did most of the damage at the plate: Litt scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5, while Thinnes went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. Litt has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Dennis Rhee was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Saint Jeanne de Lestonnac Catholic School's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Temecula Prep, their win bumped their record up to 9-10-1.
Saint Jeanne de Lestonnac Catholic School might still be hurting after the 14-1 loss they got from Temecula Prep in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Van Winkle, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Now that Saint Jeanne de Lestonnac Catholic School knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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