Fremont is 0-9 against Mountain View since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Fremont Firebirds will head out on the road to challenge the Mountain View Spartans at 4:00 p.m. The last three games Fremont has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Last Wednesday, Fremont didn't have quite enough to beat Los Gatos and fell 3-2.
Jiyah Caban spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on seven hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Fremont saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Rory Yau, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Mountain View got themselves on the board against Homestead on Wednesday, but Homestead never followed suit. They skirted past the Mustangs 2-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for Mountain View.
Not much got past Allison Marcelino, who gave up just two hits and racked up nine Ks to keep Homestead off the board.
Fremont's loss dropped their record down to 4-14. As for Mountain View, their victory bumped their record up to 11-9.
Fremont came up short against Mountain View in their previous meeting back in April, falling 5-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Marcelino, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. Now that Fremont knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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