Foothill put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Friday. Everything went their way against the Chaparral Cowboys as the Foothill Falcons made off with a 9-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Foothill.
Isabella Higuera made a splash while hitting and pitching. She kept things locked down with no earned run or hits over four innings pitched. Higuera has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one walk in six consecutive pitching appearances. Higuera was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Hailey Gilbertson, who scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Jessica Cadena was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Foothill has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. As for Chaparral, their loss dropped their record down to 3-8.
Foothill has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Southeast Career Tech at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Southeast Career Tech will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Foothill surely won't give up without a fight. As for Chaparral, they will head out on the road to take on Desert Oasis at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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