The Perris Panthers will head out on the road to take on the Hemet Bulldogs at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. Hemet took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Perris, who comes in off a win.
Perris took a ten-run loss the last time they faced off against Vista del Lago, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Panthers narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Ravens 2-0. The victory was some much needed relief for the Panthers as it spelled an end to their 11-game losing streak.
Not much got past Jeremy Harper, who gave up just four hits and racked up 11 Ks to keep Vista del Lago off the board. Perris is 2-1 when Harper posts ten or more strikeouts, but 1-14 otherwise.
Adan Perez
| 04/22/26 @ Vista del Lago | 3 |
| 04/15/26 vs Rancho Verde | 2 |
| 03/09/26 @ San Jacinto | 2 |
| 02/24/26 @ United Christian Academy | 2 |
| 04/17/25 vs Rancho Verde | 2 |
At the plate, Perris' win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Adan Perez, who went 3-for-4 with one stolen base and one double. Those three hits gave Perez a new career-high.
Perris was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Hemet suffered their closest defeat since March 25th on Wednesday. They fell just short of Canyon Springs by a score of 6-4. Bulldogs fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team has lost against the Cougars since Wednesday.
Jhaydon Ruiz was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with one home run and two RBI. That home run marked the first that he has launched this season. Another player making a difference was Nate Metoyer, who went 3-for-4 with two runs.
Hemet's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-9. As for Perris, their victory was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-10 and their overall record up to 3-15.
Perris might still be hurting after the 12-1 defeat they got from Hemet when the teams last played back in March. Can the Panthers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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