Mountain View won the last time they faced Milpitas and things went their way on Friday too. Mountain View blew past Milpitas 11-2. That nine run margin sets a new team best for the Spartans this season.
Jaeden Pietrofeso spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on four hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Austin Xu, who went 3-for-5 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Luke Orrock was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Spartans
| 03/28/25 @ Milpitas | 11-2 |
| 03/26/25 vs Milpitas | 8-3 |
| 03/22/25 vs Sequoia | 4-1 |
| 03/21/25 @ Carlmont | 6-2 |
| 03/15/25 @ Archbishop Riordan | 6-1 |
| 03/08/25 vs Lynbrook | 12-4 |
The win (which was Mountain View's sixth in a row) raised their record to 9-2. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to strikeouts: they averaged an imposing 6.67 strikeouts in those games compared to only 3.8 in the others. As for Milpitas, they dropped their record down to 2-7 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight at home.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Mountain View will welcome Terra Nova at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Mountain View 2.3, Terra Nova 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Milpitas, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Homestead at 4:00 p.m.
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