In what's become a running theme this season, Foothill gave their fans yet another huge win on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Spanish Springs Cougars a 7-0 shutout. Seven seems to be a good number for Foothill as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Foothill got a great performance from Andrew Phillips as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over 6.1 innings pitched. Phillips has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Ezekiel Vargas was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing five bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Noah Macalino, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Foothill has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for Spanish Springs, they dropped their record down to 4-7 with that loss, which was their fifth straight at home.
Foothill will take on San Marcos at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Foothill's pitching crew has only allowed 2.2 runs per game this season, so San Marcos' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Spanish Springs, they will challenge Victor Valley at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday.
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