Softball Preview: Grossmont Foothillers vs. Steele Canyon Cougars
The Grossmont Foothillers will head out on the road to challenge the Steele Canyon Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Grossmont will head into Tuesday's game on the come-up: they were handed a two-run loss in their last match, but they sure didn't let that happen against El Cajon Valley on Tuesday. Grossmont's pitcher stepped up to hand El Cajon Valley an 11-0 shutout. The high-scoring effort was just what Grossmont needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
Sophie Plunk was a standout: she scored two runs while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Nakhia Lee, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Steele Canyon made easy work of Helix on Tuesday and carried off an 8-2 victory.
Bailey Evans made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Evans was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Hailey Trujillo, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Kayala Hopkins, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
The win got Grossmont back to even at 10-10-2. As for Steele Canyon, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 17 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6-1 record this season.
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