The Milpitas Trojans will be playing at home against the Santa Clara Bruins at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Milpitas: 3.6, Santa Clara: 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Milpitas is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Harbor just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of the Pirates by a score of 6-4.
Milpitas saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Adrian Chavez, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Santa Clara can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent match on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Lynbrook a 16-0 shutout. While fans of Santa Clara might be used to big wins, the 16-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Jacob Horne made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Horne has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Horne was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with four RBI and two runs.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Zack Gallegos, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. He is on a roll when it comes to hits, as he's now hit three or more in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Andrew Traffas, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Milpitas' defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 14-7. As for Santa Clara, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 13-9 record this season.
Milpitas skirted past Santa Clara 6-4 in their previous matchup back in April. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Santa Clara's Drew Diffenderfer, who tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Milpitas still be able to contain Diffenderfer? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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