The Los Gatos Wildcats will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Milpitas Trojans at 4:00 p.m. The timing isn't great for Los Gatos: they have been struggling with four straight losses at home, while Milpitas has snatched up four consecutive wins on the road.
On Wednesday, Los Gatos narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Fremont 3-2.
Ava Norquist was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off nine hits. Norquist has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Norquist was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Grace Tucker was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Milpitas gave their fans yet another huge win on Wednesday. They never let Los Altos onto the board and left with an 8-0 victory. Eight seems to be a good number for Milpitas as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Not much got past Priyah Quinonez, who gave up just six hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Los Altos off the board.
On the hitting side, Destiny Solis and Sophia Delgado did most of the damage at the plate: Solis went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI, while Delgado went 3-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. Another player making a difference was April Price, who went 2-for-4 with a triple and a run.
Los Gatos is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for Milpitas, their victory bumped their record up to 15-8.
Los Gatos skirted past Milpitas 5-3 in their previous meeting back in April. Does Los Gatos have another victory up their sleeve, or will Milpitas turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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