The Foothill Cougars will take on the Sheldon Irish at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Foothill comes in on six and Sheldon on 26.
Foothill had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the nine-run drubbing they dealt Lebanon on Monday. Foothill was the clear victor by a 14-5 margin over Lebanon. With that win, the Cougars brought their scoring average up to 6.6 runs per game.
Sofia Nichols was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits (and only one walk). Nichols was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with five RBI, two doubles, and one stolen base.
In other batting news, Foothill got a massive performance out of Taylor Bates, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Hazel Gist, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Foothill always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .576. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lebanon only posted an OBP of .333.
Meanwhile, Sheldon got the win against Lebanon on Thursday by a conclusive 15-2.
Sheldon pushed their record up to 2-0 with the victory, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.2 runs on average over those games. As for Foothill, their victory bumped their record up to 7-2-1.
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