Baseball Preview: Foothill Falcons vs. Shadow Ridge Mustangs
The Foothill Falcons will be playing at home against the Shadow Ridge Mustangs at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Foothill is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.
Foothill put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Shadow Ridge as Foothill made off with a 17-9 victory. Foothill's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Logan Shanks made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Shanks was even better at the plate, getting on base in five of his six plate appearances with a home run, four RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Josh Vaughn, who scored two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Zaden Kekoa Sibal, who scored a run while going 2-for-5.
Foothill's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 16-5-1. As for Shadow Ridge, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-12-1.
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