The Foothill Cougars will face off against the Eureka Loggers at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Foothill and 20 for Eureka dating back to last season.
On Tuesday, Foothill didn't have quite enough to beat West Valley and fell 11-10. Even if the Cougars couldn't come away with the win, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their hitters, which had struggled int the games prior.
Foothill saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Taylor Bates, who went 2-for-5 with one run and one RBI. That RBI marked the first that Bates has brought in this season. Another was Makayla Berens, who earned two runs and one stolen base.
Meanwhile, Eureka scored first but ultimately less than Del Norte in their matchup on Saturday. They fell just short of the Warriors by a score of 5-3.
Bailey Brown was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Foothill's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Eureka, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Everything went Foothill's way against Eureka when the teams last played back in April of 2017, as Foothill made off with a 12-4 victory. Do the Cougars have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Loggers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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