Livermore had lost four straight on the road, but on Tuesday they dropped their record down to 13-8 to make it five. They lost 16-6 to the Foothill Falcons. The Cowboys were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Falcons earlier this season, when they won 5-3.
Gianna Willes led a balanced group of hitters, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Kymber Dao, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI.
As for Foothill, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-5-1 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games.
On Foothill's side, they let Sophia Burdick and Ellie Novitske run wild. Burdick went a perfect 5-for-5 with three runs, three doubles, and one stolen base, while Novitske got on base in all four of her plate appearances with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. Those five hits gave Burdick a new career-high. Kaycie Burdick was another key player, going 3-for-4 with three runs and two RBI.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Livermore is set to take on their familiar foe Monte Vista at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Foothill will challenge rival Granada at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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