Grossmont made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Christian, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Foothillers fell just short of the Patriots by a score of 8-6 on Friday. The defeat continues a trend for the Foothillers in their meetings with the Patriots: they've now lost three in a row.
Max Tufugafale made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan Struck, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Grossmont's loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Christian, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-3.
Looking ahead, Grossmont will be taking part in a tournament against Mission Bay at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The Buccaneers' pitching crew has only allowed two runs per game this season, so the Foothillers' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Christian, they will take on El Capitan in a tournament on Monday. The Vaqueros have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.78 runs per game on average), something the Patriots will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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