Foothill Tech put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Grace Lancers with a sharp 10-3 victory. Winning may never get old, but Foothill Tech sure is getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Adam Arth was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. Arth has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Arth was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, Robert Juker was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with four RBI. Another player making a difference was Shane White, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
On Grace's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nico Kajiwara, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Foothill Tech pushed their record up to 11-11-1 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Grace, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-11.
Foothill Tech will head out on the road to square off against Santa Clara at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Foothill Tech is facing Santa Clara at the right time seeing as Santa Clara is stuck on a 16-game losing streak. As for Grace, they will head out on the road to challenge St. Bonaventure at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. St. Bonaventure's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Grace's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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