Softball Preview: Santa Clara Bruins vs. Lynbrook Vikings
Santa Clara is 8-0 against Lynbrook since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Santa Clara Bruins will head out on the road to square off against the Lynbrook Vikings at 4:00 p.m. Santa Clara is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
On Tuesday, it was a hard-fought match, but Santa Clara had to settle for a 9-8 loss against Palo Alto. Santa Clara has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Santa Clara saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cita (Analisa) Chavez '26, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Lynbrook fell victim to a tough 26-9 defeat at the hands of Palo Alto on Thursday. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Lynbrook in their matchups with Palo Alto: they've now lost five in a row.
Santa Clara's defeat dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Lynbrook, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3.
Santa Clara took their victory against Lynbrook when the teams last played back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 22-4. Does Santa Clara have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lynbrook turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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