The Grossmont Foothillers will square off against the El Capitan Vaqueros at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Grossmont is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
Grossmont is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Granite Hills just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Thursday. They lost 14-1 to the Eagles. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, the Foothillers couldn't push the score so high this time.
Grossmont saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Reid Barnett, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one RBI.
Helix hit El Capitan with a five-run fifth inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Vaqueros took an 8-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Scotties. The loss continues a trend for the Vaqueros in their meetings with the Scotties: they've now lost nine in a row.
Branden Hawkins was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one run and one double.
El Capitan's defeat dropped their record down to 7-13-1. As for Grossmont, their loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 10-9.
Grossmont might still be hurting after the 17-4 defeat they got from El Capitan when the teams last played back in May of 2025. Will the Foothillers have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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