After flying high against Monta Vista last Tuesday, Palo Alto came back down to earth. The Palo Alto Vikings wound up on the wrong side of a tough 18-5 walloping at the hands of the Cupertino Pioneers on Thursday. Palo Alto has struggled against Cupertino recently, as their game on Thursday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Elise Teofan was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Kensie Pao, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI and a triple.
On Cupertino's side, DJ Martinez was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off four hits. Martinez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season. Martinez was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI.
In other batting news, Belle Walker was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. Lilly Roman was another key contributor, scoring four runs while going 2-for-4.
Palo Alto's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-7-1. As for Cupertino, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-3.
Palo Alto will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Gunn at 4:00 p.m. As for Cupertino, they will head out on the road to square off against Notre Dame at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
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