For the second straight game, Golden Valley will face off against Foothill. The Bulldogs will head out to take on the Trojans at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Golden Valley has now lost ten straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since April 8.
Golden Valley made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Foothill, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Bulldogs fell just short of the Trojans by a score of 4-2 on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Bulldogs have suffered since April 14th.
For Foothill's part, Ramon Diaz was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Diaz was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI and one run.
In other pitching news, Joaquin Carrillo tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out 12 over six innings pitched. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in nine consecutive appearances.
Diaz wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Levi Price, who went 1-for-3 with one run.
Foothill is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Golden Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 4-18-1.
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