Foothill scores 10 in the second inning and cruises into NorCal Division I semifinal on Thursday.
For Palo Alto, it was a difficult end to a superb season. Just last week, the Vikings ended Valley Christian’s four-season reign as Central Coast Section champions with a 7-0 victory in the Division I semifinals. But they couldn’t scratch across a run against St. Francis in the final and lost 1-0 in eight innings Saturday.
PLEASANTON, CALIFORNIA – MAY 31: Foothill’s Gabe DeBenedetto can only watch a home run ball hit by Palo Alto’s Xavier Esquer leave the field in the third inning of their CIF Northern California Division I Regionals quarterfinals game at Foothill High School in Pleasanton, Calif., on Tuesday, May 31, 2022.
PLEASANTON, CALIFORNIA – MAY 31: Foothill’s Gabe DeBenedetto makes a catch for an out on a hit by Palo Alto’s Daniel Rabello in the first inning of their CIF Northern California Division I Regionals quarterfinals game at Foothill High School in Pleasanton, Calif., on Tuesday, May 31, 2022.