Baseball Preview: Fremont Firebirds vs. Milpitas Trojans
Fremont and Milpitas are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2021, but likely not for long. The Fremont Firebirds will head out on the road to take on the Milpitas Trojans at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Tuesday, Fremont made easy work of Lynbrook and carried off a 12-1 win.
Meanwhile, everything went Milpitas' way against Lynbrook on Thursday as Milpitas made off with a 10-2 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Milpitas.
Nathan Pagba was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits (he also only allowed one walk). Pagba was also solid in the batter's box, 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.
Fremont pushed their record up to 5-7 with that win, which was their third straight at home. They've been dominating during the contests in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 12 runs. As for Milpitas, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
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