The Foothills Christian Knights will head out on the road to take on the Ramona Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Foothills Christian's hitters haven't had much luck over their past three games, but Thursday's contest will give them a chance to turn things around.
Foothills Christian's tournament run continued when they took on Palo Verde Valley on Wednesday. The Knights took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Yellow Jackets.
Foothills Christian saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Johannes Jansen Granillo, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Ramona ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They won by a run and slipped past Southwest SD 4-3.
Jacob Parker tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Cal Melendez, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. He has become a key player for Ramona: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 3-4 otherwise. Tyler Haymes also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Ramona's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-5. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Foothills Christian, they now have a losing record of 7-8.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Foothills Christian has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Ramona struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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