The Las Vegas Wildcats will take on the Foothill Falcons at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Las Vegas is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Shadow Ridge, who was ranked 15th at the time (Las Vegas was ranked ninth). The Wildcats took an 8-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mustangs on Friday. The Wildcats have struggled against the Mustangs recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost meeting.
GAGE MCCOWN made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. BRYDEN BULL was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one home run and two runs.
Meanwhile, Foothill had just enough and edged out Clark 6-5 on Friday. The Falcons haven't had any issues with the Chargers recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
The team relied heavily on Makoa Elliott, who went 2-for-3 with two triples, two RBI, and one run. Those two triples gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Thayne Watson, who went 1-for-2 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Las Vegas' loss dropped their record down to 18-9. As for Foothill, their win bumped their record up to 19-8-1.
Tuesday's match will be a test for both teams' pitchers. Las Vegas hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .330. However, it's not like Foothill struggles in that department as they've averaged .313. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Las Vegas suffered a grim 11-2 defeat to Foothill in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Can the Wildcats avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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