For the second straight game, Temecula Valley will face off against Chaparral. The Golden Bears will take on the Pumas at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Temecula Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
Temecula Valley's hitters will try to repeat the strong performance they gave on Wednesday, when they got past Chaparral's usually-dominant pitching crew. The Golden Bears blew past the Pumas 14-2. The Golden Bears have beaten the Pumas the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Pumas has come to flipping the script.
Grayson Martin
| 04/16/25 @ Chaparral | 11 |
| 04/09/25 vs Vista Murrieta | 5 |
| 04/03/25 @ Santiago | 5 |
| 03/26/25 vs Rialto | 6 |
Temecula Valley got a great performance from Grayson Martin as he struck out 11 batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Martin has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Rocco Pugliese, who fired off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-3. Those two home runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Kardiff Black, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Temecula Valley was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .441. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .346 or higher in three consecutive games.
Chaparral's loss dropped their record down to 11-5. As for Temecula Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 10-7.
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