Mountain View is 1-7 against Capuchino since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Mountain View Spartans will be staying on the road to face off against the Capuchino Mustangs. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Mountain View: 3.9, Capuchino: 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Mountain View is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They came out on top against Lincoln by a score of 6-2.
Allison Marcelino spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on four hits and racked up 14 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 13 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Tabby Smith was excellent, going 4-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Mia Ravishankar, who scored three runs and stole two bases.
Meanwhile, Capuchino can now show off 11 landslide victories after their most recent match on Saturday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Saratoga a 7-0 shutout. The win was nothing new for Capuchino as they're now sitting on six straight.
Not much got past Lola Sierra, who gave up just one hit and racked up seven Ks to keep Saratoga off the board.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Liz Do, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI, a triple, and a run. Lily Thomas was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
Mountain View has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-10 record this season. As for Capuchino, they pushed their record up to 15-11 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home.
Mountain View suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Capuchino in their previous matchup back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sierra, who pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Now that Mountain View knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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