Pleasant Valley is 9-1 against Foothill since May of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Pleasant Valley Vikings will head out on the road to take on the Foothill Cougars at 2:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Pleasant Valley has seven straight victories, Foothill has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Pleasant Valley is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Tuesday, just like they did against Shasta (and have done all season long). Pleasant Valley blew past Shasta 11-0.
Domenic Borges spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Pleasant Valley's win was truly a team effort as eight different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Grant Guichard, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a run. Another player making a difference was Devon Robinson, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Foothill's offense. They fell 5-0 to Chico on Friday.
Pleasant Valley is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5-1 record this season. As for Foothill, their loss dropped their record down to 12-6-1.
Pleasant Valley came out on top in a nail-biter against Foothill in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, sneaking past 7-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pleasant Valley since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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