The Los Altos Eagles will challenge the Aptos Mariners at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Los Altos will be looking to extend their current nine-game winning streak.
On Friday, Los Altos made easy work of Mountain View and carried off an 8-1 win. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten contests by six runs or more this season.
Kai MacQuiddy
| 05/02/25 vs Mountain View | 3 |
| 03/31/25 @ Westmont | 2 |
| 03/05/25 vs Leland | 2 |
| 04/20/24 @ Aptos | 2 |
| 04/03/24 vs Cupertino | 2 |
Kai MacQuiddy made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in ten consecutive appearances. He was even better at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high.
MacQuiddy wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Quinn Chiochios, who went 3-for-4 with two runs and two RBI.
Soquel hit Aptos with a four-run second inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Mariners fell 7-3 to the Knights. The defeat continues a trend for the Mariners in their meetings with the Knights: they've now lost three in a row.
Los Altos pushed their record up to 17-4 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games. As for Aptos, their loss dropped their record down to 7-12.
Aptos' pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Los Altos hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .312. It's a different story for Aptos, though, as they've only averaged .241. Will they be able to contain Los Altos' hitters?
Los Altos came out on top in a nail-biter against Aptos when the teams last played back in April of 2024, sneaking past 10-9. Will the Eagles repeat their success, or do the Mariners have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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