The Norco Cougars have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Temecula Valley Golden Bears at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Norco only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-point they dealt La Sierra on Wednesday. Everything went Norco's way against La Sierra as Norco made off with an 11-1 victory.
The team relied heavily on Dylan Seward, who went 3-for-3 with three runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Robert Delatorre, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Temecula Valley ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They walked away with a 4-1 win over Paloma Valley.
Temecula Valley also got a great performance from Logan Long as he didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. Long has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Chase Hilt, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Norco's victory bumped their record up to 10-6. As for Temecula Valley, their win bumped their record up to 9-4-1.
Everything went Norco's way against Temecula Valley in their previous meeting back in February as Norco made off with a 13-2 victory. Will Norco repeat their success, or does Temecula Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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