Pleasant Valley had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.6 runs), and they went ahead and made it ten on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Foothill Cougars and snuck past 4-3. That's more bragging rights for Pleasant Valley, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Domenic Borges tossed a big game, striking out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits (and only one walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Pleasant Valley saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nick Anderson, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with an RBI.
Pleasant Valley pushed their record up to 18-5-1 with that win, which was their eighth straight at home. As for Foothill, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 12-9-1.
Pleasant Valley will head out on the road to take on Chico at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Pleasant Valley: 3.1, Chico: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Foothill, they will head out on the road to challenge Shasta at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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