The Rodriguez Mustangs will hit the road for the first time this season to square off against the Foothill Falcons at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
On Tuesday, Rodriguez didn't have quite enough to beat Elk Grove and fell 3-2. The Mustangs have struggled against the Thundering Herd recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Rodriguez got a good showing from Austin Krebs, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Rodriguez saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kellen Birdsong, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and one double.
Meanwhile, Foothill scored first but ultimately less than College Park in their game on Friday. They fell just short of College Park by a score of 7-6.
RJ Manicki and Hudson Flora stepped up to the plate in a big way. Manicki went 2-for-3 with three RBI and one run, while Flora went 3-for-4 with two runs and one stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Dylan Souza, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Having lost for the first time this season, Rodriguez fell to 2-1. As for Foothill, their record is now 1-1.
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