Softball Recap: Make It Five in a Row for Saratoga

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Saratoga). They blew past the MacDonald Condor 15-2 on Friday. With that win, the Falcons brought their scoring average up to 7.1 runs per game.

Saira Ramakrishnan made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out 11 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits (and not a single walk). That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in March of 2024. She was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. That stolen base was her first of the season.

In other batting news, Jemma Tsang was a standout: she scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-5. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Sydney Riera, who went 2-for-5 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple.

Saratoga always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .523. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as MacDonald only posted an OBP of .160.

Falcons

Previous 5 Games

03/28/25 @ MacDonald	15-2
03/26/25 vs Cupertino	12-1
03/24/25 vs Fremont	10-0
03/19/25 vs San Lorenzo Valley	2-1
03/17/25 vs Lincoln	2-1

The victory (which was Saratoga's fifth in a row) raised their record to 7-1. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for MacDonald, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-4.

Looking ahead, Saratoga will take on Santa Cruz at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for MacDonald, they will face off against Fremont at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Fremont has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 10.17 runs per game on average), something MacDonald will no doubt try to take advantage of.