Santa Clara and Mountain View squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but Santa Clara had to settle for second. They lost 9-2 to the Mountain View Spartans. Santa Clara was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Mountain View apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April.
Santa Clara saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaxton Chao, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
On Mountain View's side, Wes Harwell looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Mountain View got a massive performance out of Chase Caringella, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Austin Xu was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while going 2-for-4.
Santa Clara's loss dropped their record down to 15-11. As for Mountain View, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-13.
As of now, neither Santa Clara nor Mountain View have any future games scheduled.
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