Baseball Preview: Milpitas Trojans vs. Fremont Firebirds
Milpitas and Fremont are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2021, but likely not for long. The Milpitas Trojans will be playing at home against the Fremont Firebirds at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Thursday, Milpitas got the win against Lynbrook by a conclusive 10-2. That's two games straight that Milpitas has won by exactly eight runs.
Nathan Pagba made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits (he also only allowed one walk). Pagba was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other pitching news, Hugo Garay looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Adrian Chavez, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Nicolas Marin, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, everything went Fremont's way against Lynbrook on Tuesday as Fremont made off with a 12-1 win.
Milpitas has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-5 record this season. As for Fremont, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-7.
Milpitas came out on top in a nail-biter against Fremont in their previous matchup on March 5th, sneaking past 2-1. Will Milpitas repeat their success, or does Fremont have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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