For the second straight game, Catalina Foothills will face off against Vista Grande. The Falcons will be playing at home against the Spartans at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Catalina Foothills has seven straight victories, Vista Grande has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
If Catalina Foothills beats Vista Grande with five runs on Monday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. The Falcons had just enough and edged out the Spartans 5-4 on Friday. The game was the first time the Falcons have beaten the Spartans on their field since February 26, 2016.
For Vista Grande's part, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ruben Baca, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Angel Rendon was another, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Catalina Foothills pushed their record up to 16-3 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Vista Grande, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-9-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Catalina Foothills has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Vista Grande struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 7.9 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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