Foothill Tech is 0-10 against Grace since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Foothill Tech Dragons will be playing at home against the Grace Lancers at 4:00 p.m.
Foothill Tech was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. Their rough 21-4 defeat to Bishop Diego might stick with them for a while.
Lauren Fossati made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with two doubles and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Tiffany Martinez, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Grace had just enough and edged St. Bonaventure out 4-2 on Tuesday. Four seems to be a good number for Grace as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Rosy Salazar made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run over 6.2 innings pitched. Salazar has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. Salazar was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Grace Maguire and Cam Kenny did most of the damage at the plate: Maguire went 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI, while Kenny scored two runs while going 3-for-3.
Foothill Tech's loss dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Grace, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-1-1.
Wednesday's match will be a test for both team's pitchers. Foothill Tech hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .322. However, it's not like Grace struggles in that department as they've averaged .330. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Foothill Tech might still be hurting after the 11-0 defeat they got from Grace when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Salazar, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. Now that Foothill Tech knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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