Falcons
| 03/05/25 @ Mt. Diablo | 17 |
| 03/25/25 vs Dublin | 14 |
| 04/17/25 @ Dublin | 13 |
| 03/07/25 @ Berkeley | 12 |
| 04/22/25 vs Dougherty Valley | 8 |
Foothill waltzed into their match on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Dougherty Valley Wildcats 11-3. The result was nothing new for the Falcons, who have now won five contests by eight runs or more so far this season.
Myra Galzie spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on five hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Foothill got a massive performance out of Ellie Novitske, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. That's the most hits Novitske has posted since back in March. Sophia Burdick was another key player, going 3-for-4 with four RBI and one triple.
Foothill was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .455. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Dougherty Valley only posted a batting average of .179.
Foothill pushed their record up to 11-4-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games. As for Dougherty Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-6.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Foothill is set to challenge their familiar foe San Ramon Valley at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Falcons 3.4, the Wolves 2.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Dougherty Valley will face off against rival Amador Valley at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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