Recap: Mountain View Spartans vs. Los Altos Eagles
Mountain View scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Wednesday. They walked away with a 9-6 victory over the Los Altos Eagles. For Mountain View, this counts as revenge for the 4-0 loss Los Altos walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2023.
Mountain View saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Shivani Nangia, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Mili Patel, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
On Los Altos' side, Sophia Asar put in work while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over six innings pitched. Asar has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Asar was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Sabrina Neal made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole three bases while going 3-for-4.
Even though they lost, Los Altos didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with six strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Mountain View is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 4-4 record this season. As for Los Altos, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-5 record this season.
Mountain View will challenge Los Gatos at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Los Gatos' pitching crew has only allowed 1.7 runs per game this season, so Mountain View's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Los Altos, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Homestead at 3:30 p.m. Los Altos will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
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