Softball Preview: Mountain View Spartans vs. Fremont Firebirds
Mountain View is 9-0 against Fremont since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Mountain View Spartans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Fremont Firebirds at 4:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Mountain View's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Homestead and snuck past 2-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for Mountain View.
The result came thanks to Allison Marcelino's shutout, as she gave up just two hits and racked up nine Ks. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Mountain View saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Paige Wardell, who went 2-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Mili Patel, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Fremont was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell just short of Los Gatos by a score of 3-2.
Jiyah Caban spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on seven hits.
Mountain View's victory bumped their record up to 11-9. As for Fremont, their loss dropped their record down to 4-14.
Mountain View beat Fremont 5-0 when the teams last played back in April. Does Mountain View have another victory up their sleeve, or will Fremont turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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