Baseball Game Preview: Foothill Tech Dragons vs. Trabuco Hills Mustangs

Dragons

Runs

03/08/25 vs Trinity Classical Academy	1
03/06/25 vs Malibu	14
03/04/25 vs San Marino	6
03/01/25 vs St. Monica	4
02/28/25 @ Oxnard	4
+ 2 more games

The Foothill Tech Dragons are taking a road trip to face off against the Trabuco Hills Mustangs at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Foothill Tech is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.

Foothill Tech is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Trinity Classical Academy just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell 6-1 to the Knights. Having soared to a lofty 14 runs in the game before, the Dragons couldn't push the score so high this time.

Foothill Tech got a good showing from Connor Nelles, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. What's more, Nelles gave up only zero walks, the fewest he's had since back in April of 2024.

On the hitting side, Foothill Tech saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aiden Gomez, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.

Meanwhile, Trabuco Hills put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their undefeated season alive. They didn't even let Peninsula on the board, marking Trabuco Hills' second-straight 6-0 shutout. The Mustangs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by six runs or more this season.

Mike DeFrancesca looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Daniel Van De Kreeke was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. Ryan Luce was another key player, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.

Trabuco Hills pushed their record up to 6-0-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.5 runs on average over those games. As for Foothill Tech, the defeat was their first at home , dropping their record down to 5-2.