Softball Preview: Milpitas Trojans vs. Homestead Mustangs
The Milpitas Trojans will head out on the road to face off against the Homestead Mustangs at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Milpitas' pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Homestead's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Milpitas took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged Mountain View out 4-3.
Priyah Quinonez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three runs (all of which were unearned) on five hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Chloe Cabrera was excellent, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a run. April Price was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 16 runs the game before, Homestead was a bit more limited in their contest on Wednesday. They fell 4-1 to Fremont.
Homestead saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mackenzie Smith, who went 2-for-4 with a double.
Even though they lost, Homestead didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Fremont only tossed three.
Milpitas is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 16-9 record this season. As for Homestead, they now have a losing record at 9-10.
Milpitas couldn't quite finish off Homestead when the teams last played back in April and fell 2-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Smith, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. 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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