Softball Preview: Saratoga Falcons vs. Monta Vista Matadors
Saratoga is 9-1 against Monta Vista since May of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Saratoga Falcons will head out on the road to square off against the Monta Vista Matadors at 4:00 p.m. Saratoga's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Monta Vista's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Saratoga's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Gunn on Tuesday. Their tough 9-0 loss to the Titans might stick with them for a while. While getting shut out isn't ideal, Saratoga has not been shut out since back in March.
Saratoga saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sydney Riera, who went 1-for-1 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Monta Vista was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They fell just short of Santa Clara by a score of 14-13.
This is the second loss in a row for Saratoga and nudges their season record down to 7-4. As for Monta Vista, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Everything went Saratoga's way against Monta Vista in their previous meeting back in March as Saratoga made off with a 13-4 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Saratoga since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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