The Murrieta Valley Nighthawks will head out to take on the Temecula Valley Golden Bears at 3:15 p.m. on Monday. Temecula Valley took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Murrieta Valley, who comes in off a win.
Murrieta Valley took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They came out on top against Chaparral by a score of 6-1. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last three times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Murrieta Valley got a great performance from Grant Johnson as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over five innings pitched.
Brady Norman
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At the plate, the team relied heavily on Brady Norman, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Diesel Douglas was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Temecula Valley suffered their biggest defeat since April 5th on Friday. They came up short against Great Oak, falling 13-5. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last three times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Temecula Valley saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Stone Tucker, who went 3-for-4 with two runs.
Temecula Valley's loss dropped their record down to 13-11. As for Murrieta Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 7-17.
Murrieta Valley skirted past Temecula Valley 4-3 in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Will the Nighthawks repeat their success, or do the Golden Bears have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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