The Harbor Pirates will square off against the Milpitas Trojans at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Harbor will aim to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Harbor barely beat Santa Cruz the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Pirates blew past the Cardinals 9-3 on Friday.
Meanwhile, Milpitas had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.7 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They were the clear victors by a 7-1 margin over the Matadors.
Austin Orolfo Jr. was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over four innings pitched. He has become a key player for Milpitas: the team is 2-1 when he allows at most one hit, but 7-8 otherwise. Orolfo Jr. was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cole Carino, who went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. Ethan Keefe was another key player, going 1-for-3 with three RBI and one double.
Harbor's victory bumped their record up to 14-7. As for Milpitas, the win got them back to even at 9-9.
Harbor came out on top in a nail-biter against Milpitas in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, sneaking past 6-4. Will the Pirates repeat their success, or do the Trojans have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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