Baseball Game Preview: El Dorado Cougars vs. Foothill Mustangs

The El Dorado Cougars will challenge the Foothill Mustangs at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.

On Thursday, El Dorado came up short against Ponderosa and fell 5-2. The Cougars haven't had much luck with the Bruins recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.

El Dorado saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Garrison Ewing, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI. The dominant performance also gave Ewing a new career-high in hits (two).

Meanwhile, after only one run in their last match, Foothill made sure to put some runs up on the board against Lindhurst on Thursday. Foothill was the clear victors by a 12-2 margin over Lindhurst. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Mustangs have posted since March 22, 2024.

Aiden Carvalho made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Carvalho was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.

In other batting news, Jose Barraza and Julio Galo-Calderwood did most of the damage at the plate: Barraza scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2, while Galo-Calderwood scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Julian Tripp, who scored three runs while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.

El Dorado's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Foothill, their win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-1.