While Foothill's victory against Golden Valley wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Trojans sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 win over the Bulldogs on Tuesday. The Trojans have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Bulldogs, too.
Ramon Diaz made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing one inning while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Diaz was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI and one run.
Joaquin Carrillo
| 05/06/25 @ Golden Valley | 12 |
| 04/22/25 vs Del Oro | 11 |
| 02/26/25 vs Kennedy | 6 |
| 04/29/25 @ Arvin | 4 |
| 04/03/25 @ Mira Monte | 1 |
In other pitching news, Foothill got a great performance from Joaquin Carrillo as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 12 over six innings pitched. Those 12 strikeouts gave Carrillo a new career-high.
Diaz wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Levi Price, who went 1-for-3 with one run.
Foothill is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 14-6 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.5 runs over those games. As for Golden Valley, they dropped their record down to 4-18-1 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight at home.
Foothill will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Bulldogs: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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