Palo Alto is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Mountain View is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Palo Alto Vikings will take on the Mountain View Spartans at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Palo Alto will be strutting in after a victory while Mountain View will be coming in after a loss.
Last Friday, Palo Alto was able to grind out a solid win over Homestead, taking the game 6-2.
Palo Alto got a great performance from Vincent Braga as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over 5.2 innings pitched. Braga has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Coco Vonderhaar, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Zach Thom, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Mountain View had to settle for an 8-6 defeat against Santa Clara on Saturday.
Austin Xu was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4. Another player making a difference was Clay White, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Palo Alto has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 12-11 record this season. As for Mountain View, their loss dropped their record down to 11-11.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Palo Alto has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Mountain View struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.5. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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