For the second straight game, El Dorado will face off against Foothill. The Golden Hawks will take on the Knights at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. El Dorado's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Foothill's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
El Dorado is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 13 runs last Thursday, they were much more limited against Foothill on Wednesday. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Knights. The Golden Hawks haven't had much luck with the Knights recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
For Foothill's part, Gavin Lauridsen was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 12 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits (and only one walk). Lauridsen has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in doubles (two).
In other pitching news, Kyle Telson looked comfortable as he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in 13 consecutive appearances.
Lauridsen wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Sean Green, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
The win (which was Foothill's third in a row) raised their record to 15-5. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for El Dorado, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-5.
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