El Modena is 2-8 against Foothill since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The El Modena Vanguards will be playing in front of their home fans against the Foothill Knights at 3:15 p.m. El Modena will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak alive.
El Modena has not done well against El Dorado recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. El Modena walked away with a 4-1 win over El Dorado.
El Modena got a great performance from Eric Ordaz as he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Ordaz has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Cash Ferinac picked up the save, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jack Selvey, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Foothill unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of Villa Park by a score of 3-1. Foothill has not had much luck with Villa Park recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Foothill also got a good showing from Adam Ujiie, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Foothill saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Garrett Davidson, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
El Modena has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. As for Foothill, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-5.
El Modena was able to grind out a solid victory over Foothill in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, winning 9-4. Will El Modena repeat their success, or does Foothill have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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