Foothill Tech is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Grace is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Foothill Tech Dragons will take on the Grace Lancers at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Foothill Tech is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Wednesday, just like they did against Santa Clara (and have done all season long). Foothill Tech's pitchers stepped up to hand Santa Clara a 17-0 shutout on Monday.
The team relied heavily on Adam Arth, who fired off two home runs, three runs, and four RBI while going 3-for-4. He hasn't dropped below three hits for four straight games. Another player making a difference was Robert Juker, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Tuesday Grace sidestepped St. Bonaventure for a 2-1 win. That's two games straight that Grace has won by just one run.
Lucas Martinov spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on three hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, Grace saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nate Slaton, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Foothill Tech's victory bumped their record up to 10-11-1. As for Grace, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 10-10 record this season.
Foothill Tech suffered a grim 13-0 defeat to Grace when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Foothill Tech, Mason Goulart (who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over seven innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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