The Casa Grande Gauchos will face off against the Foothill Falcons at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Casa Grande 2.4, Foothill 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Casa Grande heads in on the heels of a playoff matchup on Tuesday. They came up short against College Park, falling 10-0. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Gauchos, who until this contest were averaging 2.36 runs allowed.
Meanwhile, Foothill faced De La Salle in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Falcons lost 10-1 to the Spartans. The Falcons haven't had much luck with the Spartans recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.
Foothill saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Fowler, who went 2-for-3 with one home run.
Foothill's defeat dropped their record down to 21-7. As for Casa Grande, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 20-8.
Casa Grande came out on top in a nail-biter against Foothill in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Gauchos since the team 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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