Red Bluff is 1-9 against Foothill since May of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Red Bluff Spartans will head out on the road to square off against the Foothill Cougars at 4:00 p.m. Red Bluff is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
Red Bluff will head into Monday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by 17) but on Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-0 win over Chico. The victory was nothing new for Red Bluff as they're now sitting on three straight.
Mattison Kwarta spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just zero earned runs on three hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Red Bluff's win was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Piper Tyler, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Foothill unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of Pleasant Valley by a score of 10-9.
Elisea Wiegand put in work while hitting and pitching. She struck out 16 batters over 11.2 innings while giving up six earned (and four unearned) runs off 12 hits. Wiegand was also stellar in the batter's box, going 5-for-7 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, Morgan Kingsbury made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 3-for-7.
Red Bluff's victory bumped their record up to 11-5-1. As for Foothill, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-4.
Thursday's match will be a test for both team's pitchers. Red Bluff hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .315. However, it's not like Foothill struggles in that department as they've averaged .358. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Red Bluff came up short against Foothill when the teams last played on April 9th, falling 4-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wiegand, who struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). Now that Red Bluff knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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