Falcons
| 03/13/26 vs James Logan | 11 |
| 04/03/26 @ Dougherty Valley | 9 |
| 03/07/26 vs Del Oro | 8 |
| 03/27/26 vs Livermore | 6 |
| 02/25/26 vs Washington | 6 |
Foothill extended their winning streak to four on Friday, bumping them up to 7-4. Everything went their way against the Dougherty Valley Wildcats as they made off with a 10-1 victory. Considering the Falcons have won five contests by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Ryan Cooney tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Foothill is 5-1 when Cooney allows two or fewer earned runs, but 2-3 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Grant Hoenninger was excellent, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. RJ Manicki also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Foothill kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post 11 or more hits.
As for Dougherty Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-9. The home team had taken home the W every time these teams have met since April 15, 2022, but that streak is no more.
On Dougherty Valley's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brendan Weng, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one run. Jalen Nakai was another, going 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Coming up, Foothill will head out on the road to challenge Northgate at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Falcons' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Broncos have averaged an impressive 7.6 runs per game this season. As for Dougherty Valley, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Dublin at 4:00 p.m. on the 15th.
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