Fremont hasn't had much luck against Mountain View recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Firebirds will welcome the Spartans at 11:00 a.m. Fremont is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.
If Fremont beats Mountain View with eight runs on Saturday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. The Firebirds walked away with an 8-3 win over Monta Vista on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Mountain View came up short against Palo Alto on Friday and fell 9-4. The Spartans have struggled against the Vikings recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.
Mountain View got a good showing from Jackson Blake, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, Mountain View saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Stephenson, who went 3-for-4 with two RBI. Those hits marked the first that Stephenson has got this season.
Fremont pushed their record up to 20-6 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Mountain View, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-11.
Fremont couldn't quite get it done against Mountain View when the teams last played back in March of 2019 as they fell 6-1. Will the Firebirds have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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