The Mountain View Spartans will square off against the Palo Alto Vikings at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Mountain View will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Mountain View barely beat Gunn the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Spartans blew past the Titans 8-2 on Friday. The Spartans have beaten the Titans the last four times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Titans has come to flipping the script.
Brennan Dooley spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on nine hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances.
Austin Xu
| 05/09/25 @ Gunn | 4 |
| 03/28/25 @ Milpitas | 3 |
| 03/15/25 @ Archbishop Riordan | 3 |
| 04/26/25 @ Branham | 2 |
| 04/05/25 @ Aragon | 2 |
On the hitting side, Austin Xu was incredible, going 3-for-4 with one home run, four runs, and one stolen base. Those four runs gave him a new career-high. Luke Orrock was another key player, going 1-for-2 with three RBI and one run.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Mountain View kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their hit total in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Palo Alto was able to grind out a solid win over Burlingame on Saturday, taking the game 6-1.
Palo Alto also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and he was also dialed-in: Nate Robinson gave up only one earned run on six hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, Palo Alto got a massive performance out of Coco Vonderhaar, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Vonderhaar is becoming a predictor of the Vikings' success: when he posts at least three hits the team is 4-2 (and 8-11 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Isaiah Walker, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Palo Alto has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games. That's provided a massive bump to their 12-13 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.4 runs over those games. As for Mountain View, their win bumped their record up to 15-9.
