Foothill has gone a perfect 3-0 against McKinleyville recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Cougars will look to defend their home field against the Panthers at 12:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Foothill 3.4, McKinleyville 4.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Foothill made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Pleasant Valley, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Cougars' pitchers stepped up to hand the Vikings an 8-0 shutout on Friday. Considering the Cougars have won four games by more than seven runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Connor Modesitt
| 04/04/25 @ Pleasant Valley | 3 |
| 03/21/25 vs Enterprise | 2 |
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Connor Modesitt was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-5. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Cander Pursell, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Foothill was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .424. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Meanwhile, McKinleyville sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Eagle Point on Friday. That's two games straight that the Panthers have won by just one run.
The victory made it two in a row for McKinleyville and bumps their season record up to 9-1. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of one runs across that stretch. As for Foothill, they moved to 7-5 with that win, which also ended their four-game losing streak.
Foothill came out on top in a nail-biter against McKinleyville in their previous matchup back in March of 2024, sneaking past 4-3. Will the Cougars repeat their success, or do the Panthers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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