Pleasant Valley waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They came out on top against the Foothill Cougars by a score of 7-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Pleasant Valley also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2023.
Brayden Borges spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on five hits and racked up six Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jake Dahl, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucas Benson, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
On Foothill's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Zahniser, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Pleasant Valley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5-1 record this season. As for Foothill, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 12-7-1.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Pleasant Valley beat Foothill by a score of 13-1 later that day.
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