The Santa Clara Bruins will head out on the road to face off against the Milpitas Trojans at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Santa Clara is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
In what's become a running theme this season, Santa Clara gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 16-0 margin over Lynbrook. Winning may never get old, but Santa Clara sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Jacob Horne was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Horne has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Horne was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with four RBI and two runs.
In other batting news, Zack Gallegos was incredible, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4. He is on a roll when it comes to hits, as he's now hit three or more in the last three games he's played. Andrew Traffas was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Milpitas unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of Harbor by a score of 6-4.
Milpitas saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Adrian Chavez, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Santa Clara is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-9 record this season. As for Milpitas, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 14-7.
Santa Clara couldn't quite finish off Milpitas when the teams last played back in April and fell 6-4. Can Santa Clara avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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