After a string of five wins, Santa Clara's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Milpitas Trojans by a score of 6-4. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Santa Clara of the 6-5 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March.
Santa Clara got a big performance out of Andrew Traffas, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Traffas has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Connor Houle, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
On Milpitas' side, Nicolas Marin was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Alvaro Olivo, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Santa Clara's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-7. As for Milpitas, they pushed their record up to 9-6 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Santa Clara will face off against Fremont at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Santa Clara: 3.8, Fremont: 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Milpitas, they will be playing at home against Monta Vista at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Milpitas' pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Monta Vista's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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