The Foothill Knights will challenge the La Habra Highlanders at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Foothill's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so La Habra's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Cypress hit Foothill with a five-run third inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Knights fell 8-5 to the Centurions. The Knights haven't had much luck with the Centurions recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.
Foothill got a good showing from Grady Wright, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Wright has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two walks any time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Presley Gaborno was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with one home run and two runs.
Meanwhile, La Habra lost 8-2 to El Dorado on Friday.
La Habra saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Fernado Alatorre, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles and one run. Those doubles marked the first that Alatorre has hit this season.
Foothill's loss dropped their record down to 15-9. As for La Habra, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-13-1.
Foothill came out on top in a nail-biter against La Habra when the teams last played on April 2nd, sneaking past 2-1. Will the Knights repeat their success, or do the Highlanders have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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