Baseball Game Preview: Saratoga Falcons vs. Monta Vista Matadors

The Saratoga Falcons will square off against the Monta Vista Matadors at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Saratoga will be strutting in after a victory while Monta Vista will be coming in after a loss.

Saratoga is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Lynbrook with a sharp 18-3 win on Tuesday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Falcons needed considering they were shut out in their previous game.

Doug Bettinger

Runs (Career)

04/22/25 vs Lynbrook	4
04/03/25 vs MacDonald	3
03/27/25 @ Lynbrook	2
03/11/25 @ MacDonald	2
03/01/25 vs Lincoln	2

Doug Bettinger made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and not a single walk). Saratoga is 2-1 when Bettinger allows one or fewer earned runs, but 2-8 otherwise. Bettinger was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-5 with four runs, one triple, and two RBI. Those four runs gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Aiden Chen, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with four RBI, one triple, and one run. Another player making a difference was Fletcher Dubin, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base.

Saratoga kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post 11 or more hits.

Meanwhile, Monta Vista lost 9-2 to Fremont on Tuesday. That's two games in a row now that the Matadors have lost by exactly seven runs.

Monta Vista saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tim Yin, who went 2-for-4 with one run.

Saratoga's victory bumped their record up to 4-9. As for Monta Vista, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-7.

Saratoga couldn't quite finish off Monta Vista in their previous matchup on April 1st and fell 4-2. Will the Falcons have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.