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| 05/09/24 - Home | 9-1 W |
| 04/03/24 - Away | 11-1 W |
| 05/05/23 - Away | 8-2 W |
| 03/31/23 - Home | 10-0 W |
| 05/12/22 - Home | 15-4 W |
| + 3 more games |
Saratoga is 7-1 against Santa Clara since April of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. Saratoga will square off against Santa Clara at 4:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Saratoga sitting on six straight wins and Santa Clara on three.
On Saturday, Saratoga made easy work of Santa Cruz and carried off a 12-4 victory. The Falcons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by eight runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Santa Clara). Their pitchers stepped up to hand Lynbrook a 23-0 shutout on Friday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Jordyn Guzman and Rylan Morales made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Guzman pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Morales pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave Guzman a new career-low in earned runs (zero). At the plate, Guzman scored a run while going 1-for-3, while Morales scored three runs.
In other batting news, Chloe Boyes was a standout: she scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. That's the most runs she has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Averie Lopez, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Santa Clara hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts in four consecutive contests.
Saratoga's record now sits at 8-1. As for Santa Clara, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Saratoga took their victory against Santa Clara in their previous matchup back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 9-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Saratoga 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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