Baseball Game Recap: Foothill Knights vs. Yucaipa Thunderbirds

By Team Reports Apr 3, 2024, 10:07pm

Baseball Recap: Foothill Knights vs. Yucaipa Thunderbirds

Foothill came tearing into Wednesday's game with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.2 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Yucaipa Thunderbirds onto the board and left with a 3-0 victory. For Foothill, this counts as revenge for the 4-1 loss Yucaipa walked away with the last time they faced one another back in February of 2022.

Kyle Telson looked comfortable as he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.

On the hitting side, Foothill's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Garrett Davidson, who went 2-for-2 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run. Davidson has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Ezekiel Vargas, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.

Foothill's victory bumped their record up to 13-5. As for Yucaipa, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-8.

Foothill will have a chance to go back-to-back against Yucaipa: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.

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