The Mountain View Spartans will venture away from home to challenge the Half Moon Bay Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Mountain View came into their game on Friday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 9-1 to Mills.
Mountain View saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Anika Upadhyay, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. That hit marked the first that Upadhyay got this season.
Meanwhile, Half Moon Bay suffered their biggest loss since April 10, 2024 on Thursday. They came up short against Burlingame, falling 11-3. The defeat continues a trend for the Cougars in their meetings with the Panthers: they've now lost five in a row.
Mountain View's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Half Moon Bay, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-5.
Half Moon Bay's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Tuesday. Mountain View has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Half Moon Bay, though, as they've been averaging an even more impressive 2.4 strikeouts. Will Mountain View keep running through batters, or will Half Moon Bay buck the trend?
Mountain View took their victory against Half Moon Bay when the teams last played back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 15-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mountain View since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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