Palo Alto won the last time they faced Cupertino, and things went their way on Friday too. The Palo Alto Vikings walked away with a 9-5 victory over the Cupertino Pioneers. The win made it back-to-back victories for Palo Alto.
Nate Donaker looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
On the hitting side, Palo Alto let Carter Bader and Zach Thom loose on the outfield. Bader scored two runs while going 2-for-4, while Thom scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Coco Vonderhaar, who scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Palo Alto has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-10 record this season. As for Cupertino, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-10 record this season.
Palo Alto will face off against Gunn at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Gunn is coming into the matchup with five straight wins at home, so Palo Alto will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. Cupertino will take on More at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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