The Santa Clara Bruins scored first but ultimately less than the Mountain View Spartans in their game on Thursday. They took a 4-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Spartans. Santa Clara has struggled against Mountain View recently, as their contest on Thursday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Alaix Busette wasn't going to let Mountain View walk away unscathed as he scored both of Santa Clara's goals. With that big game, he's now up to seven goals this season.
Santa Clara dropped their record down to 9-7-2 with that loss, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Mountain View, the win (which was their tenth in a row) raised their record to 16-1.
Santa Clara will look to defend their home pitch on Tuesday against Gunn at 7:00 p.m. Gunn's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end. As for Mountain View, they will head out on the road to face off against Fremont at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Fremont's last three matchups have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
