The Foothill Knights will face off against the Beckman Patriots at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Foothill took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They blew past Crean Lutheran 9-1.
Capri Gallego looked comfortable as she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over four innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive appearances.
Makaela Martinez
| 04/08/25 vs Crean Lutheran | 3 |
| 04/03/25 @ Yorba Linda | 1 |
| 04/01/25 @ Troy | 1 |
| 03/22/25 vs Valencia | 1 |
| 03/20/25 @ Crean Lutheran | 1 |
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Makaela Martinez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Those three hits gave her a new career-high. Violet Bonnet was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one home run.
Foothill always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .529. They are 2-1 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Beckman ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. Everything went their way against El Toro as they made off with a 13-6 win. The Patriots might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by six runs or more this season.
Kiyomi Okamoto made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out 11 batters over 6.2 innings while giving up four earned runs off five hits. Okamoto was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with four RBI and one double.
In other batting news, Beckman got a massive performance out of Kylie Kim, who scored two runs while going 4-for-6. Another player making a difference was Diya Malik, who scored two runs while going 4-for-5.
Beckman is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.9 runs over those games. As for Foothill, their win bumped their record up to 8-11.
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