Foothill can finally bid farewell to their eight-game losing streak thanks to their game on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Shasta Wolves 3-1. This was a revenge game for Foothill, as the team was forced to settle for a 1-0 defeat when these two played last Wednesday.
Foothill let Tyler Zahniser and Matthew Darrow loose on the outfield. Zahniser scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Darrow scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Shasta's side, Jayden Oliver was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits. Oliver has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Foothill's win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 13-11-1. As for Shasta, their loss was their sixth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 11-13-1.
Foothill will be playing in front of their home fans against Las Plumas at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Las Plumas is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season. As for Shasta, they will head out on the road to take on Red Bluff at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Red Bluff's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Shasta's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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