It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Palo Alto ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They came out on top against the Mountain View Spartans by a score of 10-7. With that victory, the Vikings brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.
Palo Alto got a great performance from Ian Johnston as he pitched 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Johnston has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances.
Carter Bader
| 05/14/25 @ Mountain View | 3 |
| 05/02/25 vs Milpitas | 2 |
| 04/05/25 vs Carlmont | 2 |
| 03/03/25 vs Monterey | 2 |
| 04/12/24 @ Cupertino | 2 |
On the hitting side, Carter Bader was incredible, going a perfect 4-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and one stolen base. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Coco Vonderhaar, who went 2-for-5 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Palo Alto kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in four consecutive games.
The win got Palo Alto back to even at 13-13. As for Mountain View, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-10.
Palo Alto will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Spartans: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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