Temescal Canyon has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Poly Bears at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday. The last three games Temescal Canyon has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Last Wednesday, Temescal Canyon narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Hemet 11-9.
Jessenia Moore spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered six earned (and three unearned) runs on ten hits and racked up nine Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Lexi Ellenwood was a standout: she scored four runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Natalie Castro, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Poly had already won 21 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.2 runs), and they went ahead and made it 22 on Friday. They won by a run and slipped past the Bulldogs 3-2.
Poly saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Marley Audoma, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Temescal Canyon is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for Poly, they pushed their record up to 23-1-1 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Temescal Canyon suffered a grim 17-5 defeat to Poly in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Poly's Miranda De Nava, who struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up five earned runs off eight hits. Now that Temescal Canyon knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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