The Milpitas Trojans will head out to square off against the Monte Vista Christian Mustangs at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Milpitas has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with three straight defeats, while Monte Vista Christian will come in with seven straight victories.
Milpitas came into this matchup off a tough 11-run loss on Saturday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Branham by a score of 4-2 on Thursday. Surprisingly, this marked the fifth straight game that the away team has come away the victor.
Hugo Garay
| 03/13/25 vs Branham | 7 |
| 03/08/25 vs Westmont | 5 |
| 03/04/25 @ Westmont | 4 |
| 03/01/25 vs Oak Grove | 5 |
| 05/18/24 @ Santa Cruz | 4 |
| + 8 more games |
Hugo Garay was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He struck out seven batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March of 2024. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI. That double marked the first that he hit this season.
Garay wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Adrian Chavez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Ian Ostrander also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
While Monte Vista Christian didn't have the best season last year (they finished 3-23), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They blew past King City 14-0 on Tuesday. That 14 run margin sets a new team best for Monte Vista Christian this season.
Aidan Miller looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Parker Brown, who scored a run and stole Two bases. while going 1-for-4. Jackson Haddad was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing Two bases. while going 1-for-2.
Monte Vista Christian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .594. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as King City only posted an OBP of .286.
Monte Vista Christian pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 8.8 runs. As for Milpitas, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
