The Foothill Tech Dragons will square off against the Canyon Cowboys at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Foothill Tech will be strutting in after a victory while Canyon will be coming in after a loss.
Foothill Tech will bounce into Saturday's matchup after beating Grace, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Dragons skirted past the Lancers 8-7. The Dragons haven't had any issues with the Lancers recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Jackson Venti and Andy Campa dominated on the mound. Venti pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits, while Campa pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Venti has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two hits in 12 consecutive appearances.
Robert Juker
| 04/17/25 vs Grace | 2 |
| 04/14/25 @ Grace | 2 |
| 02/21/25 @ Channel Islands | 2 |
| 04/10/25 @ Thacher | 1 |
| 04/04/25 vs St. Bonaventure | 1 |
| + 2 more games |
At the plate, Robert Juker was incredible, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. He is becoming a predictor of Foothill Tech's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 6-11 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Jacory Smith, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Canyon was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 13th straight defeat. They took a 7-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of Valencia.
Canyon saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Henry Almaraz, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI. Phillip Curiel was another, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Foothill Tech's victory bumped their record up to 9-11. As for Canyon, their loss dropped their record down to 2-18.
Foothill Tech was able to grind out a solid win over Canyon when the teams last played back in March of 2024, winning 7-4. Do the Dragons have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Cowboys turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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