Milpitas is 0-8 against Palo Alto since April of 2015 but things could change on Wednesday. The Trojans will look to defend their home field against the Vikings at 4:00 p.m.
Milpitas is headed into Wednesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 13th straight game on Saturday. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Monte Vista Christian.
Meanwhile, Palo Alto entered their tilt with Gunn on Friday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Titans an 8-0 shutout. With that victory, the Vikings brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.
Not much got past William Hickey, who gave up just two hits and racked up six Ks to keep Gunn off the board. Hickey has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Coco Vonderhaar was excellent, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases and two runs. Palo Alto is undefeated when Vonderhaar posts two or more stolen bases, but 5-11 otherwise. Jonathan Nguyen was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Palo Alto's win bumped their record up to 8-11. As for Milpitas, their loss dropped their record down to 2-15.
Milpitas suffered a grim 12-3 defeat to Palo Alto in their previous meeting back in April of 2018. Can the Trojans avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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