Softball Preview: Milpitas Trojans vs. Los Gatos Wildcats
The Milpitas Trojans will head out on the road to challenge the Los Gatos Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Milpitas will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
In what's become a running theme this season, Milpitas gave their fans yet another huge win on Wednesday. They blew past Los Altos 8-0. Eight seems to be a good number for Milpitas as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Not much got past Priyah Quinonez, who gave up just six hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Los Altos off the board.
At the plate, Milpitas let Destiny Solis and Sophia Delgado loose on the outfield. Solis went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI, while Delgado went 3-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. April Price was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a triple and a run.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Wednesday Los Gatos sidestepped Fremont for a 3-2 win.
Ava Norquist made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off nine hits. Norquist has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Norquist was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Grace Tucker was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Milpitas' victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-8. As for Los Gatos, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season.
Milpitas couldn't quite finish off Los Gatos when the teams last played back in April and fell 5-3. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Norquist, who struck out 15 batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits (and not a single walk). Now that Milpitas knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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