The Clark Chargers are taking a road trip to challenge the Foothill Falcons at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Clark can't be too worried about heading out to take on Foothill: they just beat Cheyenne at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. The Chargers never let the Desert Shields get on the board and left with an 11-0 victory on Thursday. The Chargers haven't had any issues with the Desert Shields recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
Ryland Gregorich
| 04/24/25 @ Cheyenne | 4 |
| 04/22/25 vs Cheyenne | 2 |
| 03/25/25 @ Legacy | 2 |
| 04/17/25 vs Southeast Career Tech | 1 |
| 04/02/25 @ Francis Parker | 1 |
Ryland Gregorich made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out seven over six innings pitched. He has become a key player for Clark: the team is 5-1 when he allows at most two hits, but 8-10 otherwise. Gregorich was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with four RBI. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Bryan Humes, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and one triple. Clark is 4-1 when Humes posts two or more runs, but 9-10 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Hudson Fraidenburg, who went 2-for-3 with three runs and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Foothill hadn't done well against Rancho recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. The Falcons sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-5 victory over the Rams.
Like Clark, Foothill also got a great game from a two-way player: Makoa Elliott. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Elliott was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Matthew Szymarek and Zaden Kekoa Sibal did most of the damage at the plate: Szymarek went 2-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base, while Sibal got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one triple and one run. Another player making a difference was Dahlin Scow, who went 1-for-3 with two runs.
Foothill hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least five batters in three consecutive matchups.
Clark's record is now 13-11. As for Foothill, their record now sits at 18-8-1.
Clark couldn't quite get it done against Foothill in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as they fell 7-3. Can the Chargers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
