The Pleasant Valley Vikings will head out on the road to challenge the Foothill Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Foothill is hoping to do on Wednesday what Red Bluff couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Pleasant Valley's winning streak, which now stands at five games. Pleasant Valley never let Red Bluff onto the board and left with a 9-0 win.
Pleasant Valley got a great performance from Kodi Aisthorpe as she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over 6.2 innings pitched. Aisthorpe has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Grace Ferro, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Bella Cox, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Foothill scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Enterprise as Foothill made off with a 21-0 victory. Winning may never get old, but Foothill sure is getting used to it with their seventh in a row.
Morgan Kingsbury was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over five innings pitched. Kingsbury was even better at the plate, going 4-for-4 with a home run, four runs, and five RBI.
In other batting news, TatiAnna Seuasoukseng was a standout: she scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Makenna Polen, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Pleasant Valley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season. As for Foothill, their win bumped their record up to an identical 18-4.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Wednesday. Pleasant Valley hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.8 home runs per game. However, it's not like Foothill struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1.1. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Pleasant Valley skirted past Foothill 10-9 in their previous meeting last Tuesday. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Foothill's Elisea Wiegand, who struck out 16 batters over 11.2 innings while giving up six earned (and four unearned) runs off 12 hits. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Pleasant Valley still be able to contain Wiegand? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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