The Live Oak Acorns will venture away from home to challenge the Branham Bruins at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Live Oak will aim to continue their five-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
Live Oak is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Oak Grove 13-5 on Thursday.

Bennett Nishikawa
03/20/25 vs Oak Grove | 6 |
03/11/25 vs Evergreen Valley | 4 |
03/06/25 vs Menlo-Atherton | 4 |
03/09/24 @ Menlo School | 4 |
02/26/25 @ Christopher | 3 |
Bennett Nishikawa looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in strikeouts.
At the plate, Spencer Westfield was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with two triples, two runs, and two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in February of 2024. Jordan Tabag was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing Three bases. while going 1-for-4.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Branham and Milpitas meet (four straight games heading into this one) and that held true again last Thursday. Branham sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 victory over Milpitas. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Bruins have posted against the Trojans since March 22, 2016.
Luka Knezevic and Gabe Migues made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Knezevic pitched five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Meanwhile, Migues tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances. At the plate, Knezevic went a perfect 3-for-3 with one double and one RBI, while Migues scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Migues also brought in an RBI, marking his first of the season.
Branham's record now sits at 4-2. As for Live Oak, their victory ended a nine-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-5.
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