Foothill had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.6 runs), and they went ahead and made it eight on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Hilltop Lancers a 3-0 shutout.
Tyler Straily was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. Straily was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other pitching news, Brayden Stidham looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
Straily wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Josh Vaughn, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI. Sam Wagstaff was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with a triple.
Foothill's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-1-1. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.8 runs per game. As for Hilltop, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-8-1.
Foothill will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Sylmar at 1:00 p.m. As for Hilltop, they will square off against Mission Vista at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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