Saratoga had won three straight on the road, but on Friday they bumped their record up to 10-2 to make it four. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Palo Alto Vikings a 10-0 shutout. The Falcons haven't had any issues with the Vikings recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive victory against them.
Saira Ramakrishnan made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Ramakrishnan was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with one double.
Sydney Riera
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In other batting news, Saratoga let Alyssa Tham and Sydney Riera run wild. Tham went 3-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double, while Riera went 2-for-4 with four RBI and two runs. Those four RBI gave Riera a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jemma Tsang, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Saratoga was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Palo Alto only posted a batting average of .105.
As for Palo Alto, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-6 record this season. Considering the last time they couldn't score was back in February, the team can't take the result too hard.
On Palo Alto's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Riannah Soliman, who went 1-for-2 with one double.
Looking ahead, Saratoga will take on Santa Clara at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Bruins have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.91 runs per game on average), something the Falcons will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Palo Alto, they will square off against Lynbrook at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Palo Alto is facing Lynbrook at the right time seeing as Lynbrook is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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