Baseball Recap: Blake Schwerdt can't quite lead Foothill over Pleasant Valley

By Team Reports Apr 30, 2024, 6:48pm

Baseball Recap: Foothill Cougars vs. Pleasant Valley Vikings

Foothill fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Pleasant Valley on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Pleasant Valley Vikings by a score of 4-3. Foothill just can't catch a break and has now endured six defeats in a row.

Foothill saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Blake Schwerdt, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.

On Pleasant Valley's side, Domenic Borges tossed a big game, striking out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits (and only one walk). Borges has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.

Foothill's loss dropped their record down to 12-9-1. As for Pleasant Valley, the win (which was their tenth in a row) raised their record to 18-5-1.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Foothill will take on Shasta at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Pleasant Valley, they will head out on the road to challenge Chico at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Chico is on a six-game streak of home wins, Pleasant Valley a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.

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