The Chico Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the Foothill Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Chico is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 17 runs on Tuesday, they were much more limited against University Prep on Wednesday. They fell 5-0 to the Panthers.
Leah Cawthon spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned runs on ten hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Chico saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sophia Babler, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Foothill unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Wednesday. They lost 8-1 to Pleasant Valley. Having soared to a lofty 21 runs in the game before, Foothill couldn't push the score so high this time.
Foothill also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Elisea Wiegand gave up eight earned runs on 12 hits and racked up 14 Ks.
Chico's loss dropped their record down to 11-11-2. As for Foothill, their defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 18-5.
Chico couldn't quite finish off Foothill in their previous meeting on Saturday and fell 2-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wiegand, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over seven innings pitched. Now that Chico knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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