The Santa Clara Bruins will head out on the road to square off against the Pacific Grove Breakers at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Santa Clara has four straight wins, Pacific Grove has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
In what's become a running theme this season, Santa Clara gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. Everything went their way against Lynbrook as Santa Clara made off with an 8-0 win.
Jacob Horne made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. Horne was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Andrew Traffas, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. He hasn't dropped below three RBI for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Connor Houle, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Pacific Grove suffered a rough 17-1 defeat at the hands of St. Francis on Thursday.
Santa Clara's victory bumped their record up to 8-6. As for Pacific Grove, their loss dropped their record down to 4-8.
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