Baseball Game Preview: Milpitas Trojans vs. Los Altos Eagles

The Milpitas Trojans will challenge the Los Altos Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Milpitas has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with ten straight losses, while Los Altos will come in with four straight wins.

Milpitas lost 13-4 to Santa Teresa on Monday.

Milpitas saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ian Ostrander, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one double. That double marked the first that Ostrander has hit this season. Isaiah Rodriguez was another, getting on base in two of his three plate appearances with one stolen base and one RBI.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Los Altos). Everything went their way against Half Moon Bay on Saturday as they made off with a 14-6 victory. With that win, the Eagles brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.

Los Altos got a massive performance out of Gavin Moore, who went 1-for-4 with one home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyle McKinney, who went 1-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple.

Los Altos kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. That's the most hits they've posted since back in March of 2024.

Los Altos' victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-4. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Milpitas, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-12.

Milpitas suffered a grim 12-0 defeat to Los Altos in their previous matchup back in March of 2020. Will the Trojans have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.