The Santa Clara Bruins will square off against the Fremont Firebirds at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Fremont will be up against a hot Santa Clara squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. Everything went the Bruins' way against MacDonald on Tuesday as they made off with a 24-1 win. The Bruins' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Nathaniel Sanchez made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Sanchez was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Those three runs gave him a new career-high.
Jaxton Chao
| 04/08/25 @ MacDonald | 4 |
| 04/03/25 vs Monta Vista | 1 |
| 04/01/25 @ Lynbrook | 2 |
| 03/29/25 @ Aptos | 1 |
| 03/27/25 @ Cupertino | 1 |
| + 7 more games |
In other batting news, Jaxton Chao was a standout: he got on base in all six of his plate appearances with four runs, two triples, and three RBI. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Traffas, who went 3-for-5 with one home run, six RBI, and three runs.
Santa Clara was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .556. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Fremont had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by an 11-4 margin over the Falcons.
Fremont's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-3. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.5 runs over those games. As for Santa Clara, their victory bumped their record up to 12-3.
Santa Clara couldn't quite get it done against Fremont when the teams last played back in March as they fell 6-2. Will the Bruins have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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