Softball Recap: Foothill Cougars vs. Fernley Vaqueros
In what's become a running theme this season, Foothill gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. They never let the Fernley Vaqueros onto the board and left with a 13-0 win. While fans of Foothill might be used to big wins, the 13-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Elisea Wiegand was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Wiegand has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Wiegand was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Morgan Kingsbury, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Jackie Cogle, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Foothill has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. As for Fernley, their loss dropped their record down to 15-9.
Foothill will take on West Valley at 11:40 a.m. on Friday. West Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season. As for Fernley, they will square off against Red Bluff at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Fernley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
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