The Milpitas Trojans will head out on the road to challenge the Harbor Pirates at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Milpitas is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Milpitas will head into Thursday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by nine) but on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged Saratoga out 3-1.
Adrian Chavez made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. Chavez has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Chavez was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Chavez wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Caleb Millan, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Harbor scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. They blew past Gunderson 19-2. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Milpitas has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for Harbor, their record now sits at 12-9-1.
Milpitas suffered a grim 9-0 defeat to Harbor in their previous matchup back in April of 2018. Can Milpitas avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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