The Santa Clara Bruins are taking a road trip to take on the Cupertino Pioneers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Cupertino will be up against a hot Santa Clara team: the squad just extended their winning streak to 14. The Bruins never let Saratoga get on the board and left with a 9-0 victory on Thursday.
The result came thanks to Jonathan Young's shutout, as he gave up just two hits. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two walks in 12 consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Andrew Traffas was incredible, going 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Ryan Trujillo also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Cupertino never got on the board in their matchup on Saturday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Saratoga on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 10-2 margin over the Falcons. The Pioneers haven't had any issues with the Falcons recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.
Santa Clara's victory was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 23-3. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.9 runs on average over those games. As for Cupertino, they now have a winning record of 13-12-1.
Santa Clara took their victory against Cupertino when the teams last played back in April by a conclusive 15-6 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bruins 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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