Templeton is 9-1 against Morro Bay since March of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Templeton Eagles will look to defend their home field against the Morro Bay Pirates at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Templeton has ten straight wins, Morro Bay has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Templeton stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. Everything went their way against Orcutt Academy as Templeton made off with an 11-1 victory.
Isaak Kirschenstein made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Kirschenstein has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive pitching appearances. Kirschenstein was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Templeton let Aiden Wall and Ethan Meyers loose on the outfield. Wall went 2-for-3 with three runs, a triple, and a double, while Meyers scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Bo Swan was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Morro Bay came up short against Pioneer Valley on Friday and fell 5-1.
Templeton's win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-6. As for Morro Bay, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-15.
Templeton was able to grind out a solid victory over Morro Bay when the teams last played back in February, winning 9-6. Does Templeton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Morro Bay turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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