Baseball Game Preview: Vista Grande Spartans vs. Catalina Foothills Falcons

For the second straight game, Vista Grande will face off against Catalina Foothills. The Spartans will square off against the Falcons at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Vista Grande has struggled recently with seven losses in a row, while Catalina Foothills will arrive with seven straight victories.

Vista Grande had taken Catalina Foothills down for three straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Friday. The Spartans fell just short of the Falcons by a score of 5-4.

Vista Grande saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ruben Baca, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Eltorna Gant III was another, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.

Catalina Foothills pushed their record up to 16-3 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Vista Grande, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-9-1.

The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Vista Grande has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Catalina Foothills struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.