The Temecula Valley Golden Bears will venture away from home to face off against the Murrieta Mesa Rams at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Temecula Valley proved they can win big last Tuesday (they won by seven) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They never let Chaparral get on the board and left with a 1-0 victory. Temecula Valley haven't had any issues with Chaparral recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, Murrieta Mesa managed to keep up with Murrieta Valley until halftime on Tuesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Rams came up short against the Nighthawks, falling 3-0. The defeat continues a trend for Murrieta Mesa in their meetings with Murrieta Valley: they've now lost six in a row.
Temecula Valley's victory bumped their record up to 6-4-1. As for Murrieta Mesa, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3-2.
Temecula Valley got the 'W' in their previous meeting back in January of 2025 against Murrieta Mesa by a conclusive 4-1 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Golden Bears since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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