The Santa Clara Bruins will be playing in front of their home fans against the Cupertino Pioneers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Santa Clara was able to grind out a solid victory over Monta Vista, taking the game 6-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for Santa Clara.
Priscilla Medina '24 spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on five hits.
At the plate, Averie Lopez '27 was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordyn Guzman '25, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Cupertino had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Vikings with a sharp 18-1 win. Cupertino might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won four matches by seven runs or more this season.
DJ Martinez was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Martinez was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Purani Muthuvedi was incredible, going 3-for-3 with three stolen bases, six RBI, and a run. Talitha Vaughn was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
The victory got Santa Clara back to even at 4-4. As for Cupertino, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-1.
Santa Clara was able to grind out a solid victory over Cupertino when the teams last played back in April of 2023, winning 16-11. Will Santa Clara repeat their success, or does Cupertino have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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