The Santa Clara Bruins will head out on the road to challenge the Harbor Pirates at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Santa Clara will be looking to extend their current ten-game winning streak.
Santa Clara came out on top against Monta Vista on Tuesday thanks in part to the team's impressive six-run third inning. The Bruins walked away with a 10-5 victory over the Matadors.
Santa Clara got a great performance from Bruce Gibson as he pitched five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off eight hits. Gibson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive appearances.
At the plate, John Kepner was a standout: he got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Traffas, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Harbor). They blew past San Lorenzo Valley 13-5 on Tuesday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Pirates considering their one-run performance the game before.
Santa Clara's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-3. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.5 runs over those games. As for Harbor, they moved to 13-8 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
Santa Clara came out on top in a nail-biter against Harbor in their previous meeting back in May of 2017, sneaking past 5-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bruins since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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