Los Altos was the 4-0 winner over Mountain View when they last played one another back in April of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Los Altos Eagles took a 9-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mountain View Spartans on Wednesday.
Sophia Asar put in work no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over six innings pitched. Asar has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Asar was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Sabrina Neal made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole three bases while going 3-for-4.
Even though they lost, Los Altos didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with six strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
On Mountain View's side, their win was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Shivani Nangia, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Mia Ravishankar, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Los Altos has not been sharp recently as the team has lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-5 record this season. As for Mountain View, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
Los Altos will be playing in front of their home fans against Homestead at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Los Altos will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. As for Mountain View, they will head out on the road to square off against Los Gatos at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Los Gatos' pitching crew has only allowed 1.7 runs per game this season, so Mountain View's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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