The Foothill Knights will head out on the road to square off against the Villa Park Spartans at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday. The last three games Foothill has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Foothill owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Friday. They skirted past Tustin 2-0.
Foothill got a great performance from Andrew Phillips as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched. Phillips has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Gavin Kelley was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Friday Villa Park sidestepped El Modena for a 1-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Villa Park.
The team relied heavily on Justin Tims, who went 1-for-3 with a home run. Adian Young was another key contributor, getting on base in all two of his plate appearances with two stolen bases.
Foothill pushed their record up to 17-6 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Villa Park, their victory bumped their record up to 14-9.
Foothill couldn't quite finish off Villa Park in their previous matchup back in March and fell 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Villa Park's Aaron Sambath, who struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits (and only one walk). Now that Foothill knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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