Mountain View is 2-8 against Los Gatos since March of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Mountain View Spartans will head out on the road to square off against the Los Gatos Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Mountain View scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Wednesday. They came out on top against Los Altos by a score of 9-6.
Mountain View saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Shivani Nangia, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Mia Ravishankar, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Los Gatos' hitters rose to the challenge against a Bruins pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.92 points allowed on Wednesday. Everything went Los Gatos' way against Branham as Los Gatos made off with a 14-6 win. Considering Los Gatos has won three games by more than seven runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Ava Norquist was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up four earned (and two unearned) runs off 11 hits (and only one walk). Norquist has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in six consecutive pitching appearances. Norquist was even better at the plate, going 4-for-5 with four RBI, a triple, and a run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ria Sharma, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Robyn Young, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
The victory got Mountain View back to even at 4-4. As for Los Gatos, their record now sits at 6-2.
Friday's contest will pit two of the most dominant two-way players against one another: Allison Marcelino and Norquist. Marcelino has put up some stellar numbers this year, and currently owns excellent season averages has an ERA of 3.11 over 35.3 innings pitched. For her part, Norquist has averaged has an ERA of 2.05 over 41 innings pitched.
Mountain View might still be hurting after the 10-2 loss they got from Los Gatos in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Mountain View, Anna Bean (who pitched seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off nine hits (she also didn't allow any walks)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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