The Foothill Falcons will stay at home for another game and welcome the Las Vegas Wildcats at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Foothill is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Durango, who was ranked 16th in their home state at the time (Foothill was ranked ninth). Foothill lost 13-3 to Durango on Thursday.
Foothill got a good showing from Makoa Elliott, who tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Foothill saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Josh Vaughn, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Las Vegas had to settle for a 5-4 loss against Shadow Ridge on Thursday. Las Vegas has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Bryden Bull made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-4 with a home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Justin Romero, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Las Vegas didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Shadow Ridge only tossed nine.
Foothill has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 17-11-1 record this season. As for Las Vegas, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-7-1.
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