Baseball Recap: Foothill Cougars vs. Pleasant Valley Vikings
Foothill was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a 7-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Pleasant Valley Vikings. That's two games in a row now that Foothill has lost by exactly five runs.
Foothill saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Zahniser, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
On Pleasant Valley's side, Brayden Borges spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on five hits and racked up six Ks. Borges has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Jake Dahl was incredible, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Lucas Benson was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Foothill's loss dropped their record down to 12-7-1. As for Pleasant Valley, the victory was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 16-5-1.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Foothill by a score of 13-1 later that day.
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