The Monta Vista Matadors will head out on the road to face off against the Harker Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Monta Vista will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Lynbrook, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Monta Vista came out on top against Lynbrook by a score of 9-4 on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Monta Vista.
Meanwhile, Harker can finally bid farewell to their five-game losing streak thanks to their game on Thursday. Everything went their way against Westmoor as Harker made off with a 9-1 win.
Shaurya Jain was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over 6.2 innings pitched. Jain has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Jain was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Brandon Zau, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Monta Vista is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 7-16 record this season. As for Harker, their record now sits at 9-12.
Monta Vista couldn't quite finish off Harker in their previous meeting back in March and fell 6-4. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Jain, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over six innings pitched. Now that Monta Vista knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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