On Wednesday, Las Vegas faced Foothill in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Las Vegas Wildcats lost 11-2 to the Foothill Falcons. Las Vegas was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Foothill apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played last Monday.
Las Vegas saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kyle Iverson, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Even though they lost, Las Vegas didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Foothill only tossed seven.
On Foothill's side, Bryce McKnight looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Josh Vaughn, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Matt Szymarek was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Las Vegas' loss was their fifth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 20-8-1. As for Foothill, their win bumped their record up to 18-12-1.
Las Vegas will be playing in front of their home fans against Bishop Gorman at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Las Vegas' pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Bishop Gorman's hitters will have their work cut out for them. Foothill does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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