Baseball Preview: Milpitas Trojans vs. Monta Vista Matadors
Milpitas is 10-0 against Monta Vista since May of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Milpitas Trojans will head out on the road to square off against the Monta Vista Matadors at 4:00 p.m. Milpitas' pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Monta Vista's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Milpitas took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They never let Santa Clara onto the board and left with a 3-0 win.
Not much got past Hugo Garay, who gave up just three hits to keep Santa Clara off the board.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Adrian Chavez, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Monta Vista had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 10-2 margin over the Eagles.
Milpitas has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. As for Monta Vista, their victory bumped their record up to 8-16.
Everything went Milpitas' way against Monta Vista in their previous matchup back in April as Milpitas made off with a 12-4 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Milpitas since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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