For the second straight game, Milpitas will face off against Palo Alto. The Trojans will face off against the Vikings at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Milpitas has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with 14 straight defeats, while Palo Alto will come in with four straight wins.
Milpitas fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Palo Alto on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They lost 8-1 to the Vikings.
For Palo Alto's part, they got a great performance from Cormac White as he struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off ten hits (and only one walk). Those ten strikeouts gave White a new career-high.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Coco Vonderhaar, who went 3-for-5 with one home run, four RBI, and one stolen base. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March. Carter Bader was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.
Palo Alto hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They are 2-1 when they post two or more strikeouts.
Milpitas' loss dropped their record down to 2-16. As for Palo Alto, their record is now 9-11.
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