The Foothill Cougars will face off against the Red Bluff Spartans at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Foothill will be strutting in after a victory while Red Bluff will be coming in after a loss.
On Saturday, Foothill needed a bit of extra time to put away McKinleyville. They won by a run and slipped past the Panthers 5-4. The Cougars haven't had any issues with the Panthers recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Will Baker was excellent, going 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. That home run marked the first that he launched this season. Connor Modesitt was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Red Bluff was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 7-5 heartbreaker at the hands of Chico. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Spartans have suffered since March 7th.
Red Bluff's defeat dropped their record down to 5-8. As for Foothill, their victory bumped their record up to 8-5.
Foothill suffered a grim 7-0 defeat to Red Bluff when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Will the Cougars have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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