Softball Preview: Saratoga Falcons vs. Cupertino Pioneers
The Saratoga Falcons will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Cupertino Pioneers at 4:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Saratoga: 4.1, Cupertino: 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Friday, Saratoga sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 win over Lincoln. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Saratoga.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Cupertino gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. They blew past Santa Clara 11-1.
DJ Martinez spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on three hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Shelby Apostolo, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Lilly Roman, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Saratoga has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. As for Cupertino, they pushed their record up to 12-4 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
Saratoga came out on top in a nail-biter against Cupertino in their previous meeting back in March, sneaking past 3-2. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Martinez, who struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Saratoga still be able to contain Martinez? There's only one way to find out.
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