After two games on the road, Cupertino is heading back home. They will take on the Santa Clara Bruins at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Cupertino is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Thursday, just like they did against Lynbrook (and have done all season long). Cupertino's pitcher stepped up to hand Lynbrook an 18-0 shutout on Tuesday.
Shelby Apostolo and Purani Muthuvedi did most of the damage at the plate: Apostolo scored three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances, while Muthuvedi went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two doubles, and a run. Belle Walker was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Santa Clara had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They had just enough and edged Monta Vista out 14-13.
The team relied heavily on Chloe Boyes, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Sadie Rios, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Cupertino is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Santa Clara, their victory bumped their record up to 7-9.
Everything went Cupertino's way against Santa Clara when the teams last played back in March as Cupertino made off with a 15-2 win. Will Cupertino repeat their success, or does Santa Clara have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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