Foothill snaps four-game streak of wins at home

By Team Reports Mar 20, 2024, 8:30pm

Recap: Foothill Trojans vs. Arvin Bears

It was a good run, but Foothill unfortunately witnessed the end of their eight-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Arvin Bears by a score of 3-2. Having soared to a lofty 27 runs in the game before, Foothill couldn't push the score so high this time.

Ramon Diaz spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on four hits.

On the hitting side, Foothill saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Michael Marquez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.

On Arvin's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and he was also dialed-in: Roy Rosales gave up just zero earned (and two unearned) runs on five hits and racked up nine Ks. Rosales has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.

Foothill's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-5. As for Arvin, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-4.

Foothill will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Golden Valley at 4:00 p.m. on April 3rd. As for Arvin, they will head out on the road to take on Mt. Whitney at 2:00 p.m. on Monday. The last three games Mt. Whitney has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.

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