The Foothill Trojans will head out on the road to challenge the Mira Monte Lions at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Foothill is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
On Wednesday, Foothill had just enough and edged Golden Valley out 5-3.
Ramon Diaz was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Diaz has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances. Diaz was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Diaz wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Reeco Cardoza, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Mira Monte was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 17-3 walloping at the hands of Arvin.
Mira Monte saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Isiah Velasquez, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Foothill has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for Mira Monte, their loss dropped their record down to 5-11.
Foothill took their win against Mira Monte in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 19-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Foothill since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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