The Milpitas Trojans will head out to face off against the Monte Vista Christian Mustangs at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Milpitas has now lost 12 straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since March 4.
Milpitas made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Los Altos, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Trojans fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 3-1 on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Trojans have suffered since March 13th.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Monte Vista Christian, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They were the clear victors by an 8-1 margin over Stevenson on Friday. Considering the Mustangs have won nine games by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Chris Bautista spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on two hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts any time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Monte Vista Christian got a massive performance out of Jackson Haddad, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. Those three RBI gave Haddad a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Parker Brown, who went 2-for-3 with three runs and two doubles.
Monte Vista Christian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .625. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Stevenson only posted an OBP of .231.
Monte Vista Christian pushed their record up to 15-4 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for Milpitas, their loss dropped their record down to 2-14.
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