The Foothill Knights will square off against the Irvine Vaqueros at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Foothill will be strutting in after a win while Irvine will be coming in after a loss.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Foothill turned things around against Charter Oak on Monday. They came out on top against the Chargers by a score of 7-3.
Grady Wright tossed a big game, tossing 5.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks any time he's pitched this season.
Brayden Bianchi
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On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Brayden Bianchi, who went 3-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jason Gugino, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
Foothill was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .448. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Charter Oak only posted a batting average of .310.
St. Paul hit Irvine with a seven-run sixth inning on Monday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Vaqueros lost 10-1 to the Swordsmen. The Vaqueros have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Irvine also got a good showing from Gianni Nino, who tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. That's the first time Nino hasn't allowed a single earned run since March 3rd.
At the plate, Irvine saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Smith Spivey, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Irvine now has a losing record of 7-8. As for Foothill, their victory bumped their record up to 11-6.
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