The Foothill Falcons will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Sylmar Spartans at 1:00 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Foothill: 3.4, Sylmar: 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Foothill owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Monday. They walked away with a 3-0 win over Hilltop.
Tyler Straily was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. Straily was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other pitching news, Brayden Stidham looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
Straily wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Josh Vaughn, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI. Sam Wagstaff was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with a triple.
Meanwhile, Sylmar scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. They came out on top against Mission Vista by a score of 9-4. The victory was familiar territory for Sylmar who now have three in a row.
Foothill pushed their record up to 12-1-1 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.8 runs per game. As for Sylmar, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Foothill skirted past Sylmar 6-5 when the teams last played back in April of 2019. The rematch might be a little tougher for Foothill since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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