Foothill and Shadow Ridge are an even 3-3 against one another since March of 2015, but likely not for long. The Foothill Falcons will head out on the road to face off against the Shadow Ridge Mustangs at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Foothill can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Coronado a 5-0 shutout. The win was just what Foothill needed coming off of a 10-1 loss in their prior matchup.
Bryce McKnight spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on four hits and racked up six Ks.
At the plate, Foothill saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dahlin Scow, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Shadow Ridge was able to grind out a solid victory over Spring Valley on Thursday, taking the game 8-4. Eight seems to be a good number for Shadow Ridge as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Jesse Dinkfeld looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned run off one hit.
On the hitting side, Shadow Ridge got a big performance out of Christian Wilkes, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. Brock Morrow was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a home run and two runs.
Foothill's victory bumped their record up to 15-5-1. As for Shadow Ridge, they pushed their record up to 9-11-1 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Foothill skirted past Shadow Ridge 3-2 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Does Foothill have another victory up their sleeve, or will Shadow Ridge turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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