The Foothill Falcons are taking a road trip to face off against the Coronado Cougars at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Foothill will be strutting in after a victory while Coronado will be coming in after a loss.
Foothill is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Arbor View, who was ranked fourth at the time (Foothill was ranked 12th). The Falcons put the hurt on the Aggies with a sharp 11-4 win on Thursday. The Falcons not only won on Thursday, but they posted their biggest win since April 1st (when they won 12-0).
Foothill got a big performance out of Matthew Szymarek, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with one run and one RBI. Steven Alvarado also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Coronado took on Las Vegas on Wednesday. The Cougars fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 3-2. The Cougars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Dillon Victoravich was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. That's the fewest earned runs he has allowed since back in March.
At the plate, Coronado saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Matthew Moreno Jackson, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one run.
Foothill has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-7-1 record this season. As for Coronado, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-17.
Foothill couldn't quite finish off Coronado in their previous matchup back in March and fell 5-3. Can the Falcons avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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