Ben Gotz and Elaine Emerson go over all the high school basketball matchups to watch as teams are starting to look for a playoff opportunity.
Ben Gotz goes over Green Valley’s win against Basic.
Ben Gotz goes over the highlights of Foothill’s blow out win over Green Valley
Justin Emerson goes over LIberty’s homecoming game win over Green Valley.
Elaine Wilson discusses Coronado’s upset win over Green Valley.
Kylie and Leah Becker have sparked Foothill’s run to the postseason. Kylie, a senior, is one of the top shortstops in the region, and Foothill’s leadoff hitter. Leah, a sophomore, is the No. 3 hitter and the Falcons’ ace in the circle. Kylie is committed to play softball at Montana, where Leah begins her recruitment cycle next year. The postseason begins Tuesday when Foothill hosts Green Valley at 4 p.m.
Coronado’s baseball team rolled to a 12-2 home win over Foothill on Tuesday. The Cougars pounded out 16 hits, including seven doubles, in the six-inning win. Cristian Herrera doubled twice and drove in three runs. His two-run double in the first inning got Coronado on the board. Coronado has four regular-season games remaining
including games against Basic, Green Valley and Liberty. Coronado is 17-8 overall, 12-4 in the Sunrise League.
Foothill fell to 14-10, 9-7.
Green Valley overcame a three-inning deficit to score a 7-6 win over Liberty on Friday afternoon. Gators senior Garrett Nelson pitched four scoreless innings of relief and scored the game-tying run. Green Valley trailed for most of the game after surrendering five runs in the second inning. Nelson loaded the bases in the bottom of the seventh inning, but escaped the jam by inducing a groundout.
Green Valley scored five runs in the fifth inning Thursday
to come from behind and beat Foothill, 5-3. The Gators scored five unearned runs in the inning with the help of four Foothill errors. Green Valley bunted three times in the inning, with two runners
coming home on a throwing error after Gavin Amelburu’s bunt. Joe DiGiacomo went the distance to get the win.
He allowed two earned runs on eight hits. The Gators improved to 10-10, 7-4 in the Sunrise League. Foothill fell to 11-7, 6-4.
Green Valley players and coaches discuss their matchup Friday at Faith Lutheran at Green Valley High School on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017. (Damon Seiters/ Las Vegas Review-Journal)