Baseball Game Preview: El Modena Vanguards vs. Foothill Knights

For the second straight game, El Modena will face off against Foothill. The Vanguards will host the Knights at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (El Modena 3.4, Foothill 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.

El Modena fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Foothill on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 4-1 to the Knights. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, the Vanguards couldn't push the score so high this time.

For Foothill's part, Kyle Telson looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Telson has become a key player for the Knights: the team is 11-2 when he allows at most one earned run, but 5-6 otherwise.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Sean Green, who went 1-for-4 with one home run and three RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March.

El Modena's defeat dropped their record down to 9-15. As for Foothill, the win snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 16-8 record.