Foothill won the last time they faced Golden Valley, and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Foothill Trojans sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 victory over the Golden Valley Bulldogs.
Ramon Diaz made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Diaz has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances. Diaz was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Diaz wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Reeco Cardoza, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Like Foothill, Golden Valley also got a great game from a two-way player: Garrison Ray. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Ray was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Cristian Torres was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3. Manuel Ortega was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Foothill is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for Golden Valley, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-12.
Foothill will head out on the road to take on Mira Monte at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Foothill is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road. As for Golden Valley, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Del Oro at 3:00 p.m. Del Oro hasn't scored more than two runs for six games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
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