For the second straight game, Granada will face off against Foothill. The Matadors will be playing at home against the Falcons at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Granada 2.2, Foothill 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Granada blew Foothill out of the water the last time the pair played, but on Wednesday Foothill got their revenge. The Matadors fell just short of the Falcons by a score of 6-4. The Matadors' defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
For Foothill's part, Jackson Hoban looked comfortable as he tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Hoban has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one hit in eight consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Foothill saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Fowler, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with two runs and one triple. Those four hits gave Fowler a new career-high. George Schmitt was another, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and one run.
Foothill pushed their record up to 15-4 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.4 runs over those games. As for Granada, their loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 7-1 and their overall record down to 15-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Granada has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Foothill struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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