The Santa Clara Bruins will head out on the road to challenge the Fremont Firebirds at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Santa Clara is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
Santa Clara unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of Milpitas by a score of 6-4.
Andrew Traffas led a balanced group of hitters, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Matthew Conklin was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Fremont sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 win over Saratoga on Thursday. The victory was just what Fremont needed coming off of a 6-0 loss in their prior contest.
Santa Clara's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-7. As for Fremont, they pushed their record up to 6-8 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Santa Clara beat Fremont 4-0 in their previous matchup back in March. The rematch might be a little tougher for Santa Clara since the team 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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