In what's become a running theme this season, Basic gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. They never let the Foothill Falcons onto the board and left with a 13-0 win. Winning may never get old, but Basic sure is getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
Adrian Ramos looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Basic got a massive performance out of Tate Southisene, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Southisene is on a roll when it comes to RBI, as he's now brought in three or more in the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Randall Riley, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a home run and two RBI.
On Foothill's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joseph Strother, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Even though they lost, Foothill hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. This was only their first loss (out of five games) when they post two or more strikeouts.
Basic pushed their record up to 19-3 with that victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Foothill, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 16-7-1.
Basic will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Centennial at 3:30 p.m. Basic knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past six games -- so hopefully Centennial likes a good challenge. As for Foothill, they will head out on the road to take on Arbor View at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Foothill is facing Arbor View at the right time seeing as Arbor View is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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