Red Bluff is 2-8 against Foothill since May of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Spartans will host the Cougars at 5:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Red Bluff's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They blew past Lassen 6-0. The Spartans haven't had any issues with the Grizzlies recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Mattison Kwarta
| 04/26/25 @ Lassen | 5 |
| 04/17/25 vs Orland | 8 |
| 04/11/25 @ Shasta | 6 |
| 04/09/25 vs Pleasant Valley | 8 |
| 04/04/25 vs Chico | 13 |
| + 5 more games |
Mattison Kwarta made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in ten consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI.
Kwarta wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Piper Tyler, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with one run and one double.
Meanwhile, Foothill made easy work of Colusa on Saturday and carried off an 8-0 win. Considering the Cougars have won eight games by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Like Red Bluff, Foothill also got a great game from a two-way player: Elisea Wiegand. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Wiegand was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with two runs and one stolen base.
In other batting news, Sophie Hooks was excellent, going 1-for-3 with three RBI and one triple. Those three RBI gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Alexa Francis, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Red Bluff now has a winning record of 9-8-1. As for Foothill, their victory bumped their record up to 16-5-1.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Red Bluff hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Foothill struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 0.4 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Red Bluff beat Foothill 9-6 in their previous matchup back in March. Will the Spartans repeat their success, or do the Cougars have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
