Baseball Recap: Santa Teresa Drops Highest Score of Season Against Milpitas

Saints

Team Score (Highest)

04/14/25 vs Milpitas	13
04/04/25 vs Willow Glen	9
02/27/25 @ Prospect	9
03/28/25 @ Branham	8
03/04/25 vs San Lorenzo Valley	7

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Santa Teresa). They blew past the Milpitas Trojans 13-4 on Monday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Saints needed considering they were shut out in their previous match.

Peter Melendez looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. What's more, he posted two strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March.

On the hitting side, Santa Teresa let Jordan Hsieh and Isaiah Rivera run wild. Hsieh scored a run while going 1-for-3, while Rivera scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-3. That's the most runs Rivera has posted since back in March.

Santa Teresa's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-7. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.1 runs over those games. As for Milpitas, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-12.

Coming up, Santa Teresa will square off against Pioneer at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Milpitas, they will be playing at home against Los Altos at 4:00 p.m. on the 23rd.