The Milpitas Trojans will head out on the road to take on the Santa Clara Bruins at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Milpitas was able to grind out a solid victory over Saratoga, taking the game 5-2.
Sanjith Pragasam was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits (and only one walk). Pragasam was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Nathan Pagba, who scored a run and stole four bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Nicolas Marin, who scored two runs and stole three bases.
Meanwhile, Santa Clara waltzed into their contest on Saturday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They blew past the Breakers 6-0. The result was nothing new for Santa Clara, who have now won seven matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Santa Clara saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tim Stampolis, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Traffas, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Milpitas pushed their record up to 8-6 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.5 runs per game. As for Santa Clara, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Milpitas has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.6 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Santa Clara struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.3. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Milpitas came out on top in a nail-biter against Santa Clara in their previous meeting back in March, sneaking past 6-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for Milpitas since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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