El Dorado typically has all the answers at home, but on Wednesday Foothill proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with a 5-2 victory over the Golden Hawks. The win continues a trend for the Knights in their matchups with the Golden Hawks: they've now won three in a row.
Gavin Lauridsen
| 04/09/25 @ El Dorado | 2 |
| 03/29/25 vs Yucaipa | 1 |
| 03/26/25 @ Layton | 1 |
| 03/25/25 vs Lakeridge | 1 |
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Gavin Lauridsen made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out 12 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits (and only one walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in doubles (two).
In other pitching news, Kyle Telson looked comfortable as he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in 13 consecutive appearances.
Lauridsen wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Sean Green, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Foothill pushed their record up to 15-5 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for El Dorado, their loss dropped their record down to 15-5.
Foothill will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Golden Hawks: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:15 p.m. on Friday.
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