Baseball Recap: Foothill's Losing Streak Is a Thing of the Past

Foothill came into Thursday's game having lost ten straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They came out on top against the Florin Panthers by a score of 11-6 on Thursday. This was a revenge game for the Mustangs: when they faced off against the Panthers on Tuesday, they had to take a 13-3 defeat.

Aiden Carvalho was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, one run, and one double.

Julian Tripp

Hits (Career)

04/24/25 vs Florin	3
04/22/25 @ Florin	1
04/03/25 vs West Campus	1
03/29/25 vs Johnson	1
03/25/25 vs Valley	1

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Julian Tripp, who went 3-for-5 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Ryan Sylvester, who went 1-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.

Foothill was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Florin only posted a batting average of .231.

Foothill's victory was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-11 and their overall record up to 4-19. As for Florin, their loss was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-14.

Coming up, Foothill will face off against Armijo at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Royals' pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so the Mustangs' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Florin, they will host Valley at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The Vikings have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 10.13 runs per game on average), something the Panthers will no doubt try to take advantage of.