The Milpitas Trojans will be playing at home against the Mountain View Spartans at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Milpitas: 3.5, Mountain View: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Milpitas is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Los Gatos just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Friday. They lost 6-0 to the Wildcats.
Meanwhile, Mountain View waltzed into their match on Tuesday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Chargers 6-4.
Allison Marcelino spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four runs (all of which were unearned) on six hits and racked up six Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in ten consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Mili Patel, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Mikayla` Kim, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Milpitas' defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-9. As for Mountain View, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-9 record this season.
Milpitas skirted past Mountain View 7-6 in their previous matchup back in April. Will Milpitas repeat their success, or does Mountain View have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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