Baseball Preview: Santa Clara Bruins vs. Saratoga Falcons
The Santa Clara Bruins will be playing in front of their home fans against the Saratoga Falcons at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Thursday, Santa Clara didn't have quite enough to beat Fremont and fell 2-1. Santa Clara has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Santa Clara saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Horne, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI. Connor Houle was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and a double.
Meanwhile, Saratoga was not able to break out of their rough patch last Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of Fremont by a score of 4-3.
Santa Clara's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-8. As for Saratoga, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-10.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Santa Clara has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Saratoga struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Santa Clara took their win against Saratoga in their previous meeting back in March by a conclusive 14-0. Will Santa Clara repeat their success, or does Saratoga have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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