West Valley extended their losing streak to six on Thursday, dropping them down to 7-11. They came up short against the Temescal Canyon Titans, falling 18-2. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Titans this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 12-0 on April 14th.
Deonys Ioane made the most of her time in the batter's box despite the final result and got on base in all three of her plate appearances with three stolen bases and two runs.
As for Temescal Canyon, the win (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 17-5. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games.
On Temescal Canyon's side, STEPHANIE BARAJAS tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. That's the most strikeouts BARAJAS has posted since back in February.
At the plate, Temescal Canyon let ROZLYNN VENEGAS and MAKAYLA DE LA RIVA run wild. VENEGAS went 2-for-3 with three runs, one double, and one RBI, while DE LA RIVA went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and one run. That's the most RBI DE LA RIVA has posted since back in February. Another player making a difference was REAGAN PICKENS, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and one run.
Coming up, West Valley will challenge Elsinore at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Mustangs' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Tigers have averaged an impressive 7.4 runs per game this season. Temescal Canyon does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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