After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Pleasant Valley, Foothill was happy to have turned things around on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Chico Panthers a 5-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for Foothill, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Chico's batters probably weren't too happy with Elisea Wiegand, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 11 Ks (she gave up a single walk). Wiegand has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Natalie Ingram was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Morgan Kingsbury, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Foothill is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. As for Chico, they now have a losing record at 11-12-2.
Foothill will head out on the road to take on Shasta at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Foothill is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season. As for Chico, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Durham at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Durham is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
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