The Chico Panthers will be playing at home against the Foothill Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Chico's favor as the team sits on eight straight wins at home while Foothill has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
Chico will bounce into Friday's game after beating Pleasant Valley, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Chico had just enough and edged Pleasant Valley out 7-5.
Malachi Bosschart made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Bosschart was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Luke Henderson, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Vinny Boatright, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Foothill rose to the challenge on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Thunderbirds a 2-0 shutout. That's two games straight that Foothill has won by exactly two runs.
Chico has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6-1 record this season. As for Foothill, their win bumped their record up to 14-11-1.
Chico was able to grind out a solid victory over Foothill in their previous meeting back in April, winning 5-0. Will Chico repeat their success, or does Foothill have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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