The Cupertino Pioneers will head out to square off against the Santa Clara Bruins at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Santa Clara will take on a team with plenty of momentum: Cupertino extended their winning streak to three last Thursday. The Pioneers put the hurt on MacDonald with a sharp 20-4 victory.
Meanwhile, Santa Clara entered their tilt with Saratoga on Tuesday with five consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with six. They never let the Falcons get on the board and left with a 7-0 win.
Not much got past Jonathan Young, who gave up just two hits to keep Saratoga off the board. Young has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in eight consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Charles Conley, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base. Another player making a difference was Nathaniel Sanchez, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.
Santa Clara pushed their record up to 15-3 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.0 runs over those games. As for Cupertino, their victory bumped their record up to 9-6-1.
Cupertino couldn't quite finish off Santa Clara in their previous meeting back in March and fell 7-5. Can the Pioneers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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