Baseball Recap: Helix Comes Up Short

Helix was the 12-3 winner over Grossmont when they last played one another two weeks ago, but their luck changed this time around. The Highlanders fell 5-2 to the Foothillers on Thursday.

Helix got a good showing from Sean Sherrod, who pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. What's more, Sherrod gave up only one walk, the fewest he's had since back in April.

On the hitting side, Kie Smith was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with one home run.

Helix's defeat dropped their record down to 15-12. As for Grossmont, with the victory, they broke their six-game losing streak and moved their record to 10-18.

As of now, neither Helix nor the Foothillers have any future games scheduled.