The Eureka Loggers will head out on the road to take on the Foothill Cougars at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Eureka is headed into Saturday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 20th straight games dating back to last season on Saturday. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 5-3 heartbreaker at the hands of Del Norte.
Bailey Brown was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Foothill didn't have quite enough to beat West Valley on Tuesday and fell 11-10. Even if the Cougars couldn't come away with the victory, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their hitters, which had struggled int the games prior.
Foothill saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Taylor Bates, who went 2-for-5 with one run and one RBI. That RBI marked the first that Bates has brought in this season. Another was Hazel Gist, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two RBI.
Foothill's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Eureka, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Eureka might still be hurting after the 12-4 loss they got from Foothill in their previous matchup back in April of 2017. Can the Loggers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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