The crowd at Saturday's non-league battle between the Carmel Padres (Carmel, CA) and the visiting Menlo-Atherton Bears (Atherton, CA), saw Carmel's baseball team gain a win over Menlo-Atherton by a tally of 9-7.

The Padres (5-3) will now prepare for their battle against Soledad (Soledad, CA). The Aztecs enter the battle with a 2-3 record. In their last battle, Soledad nipped Palma (Salinas, CA), 8-5, in a non-league challenge.

With the defeat, Menlo-Atherton drops to 2-6 on the year. The Bears travel to Sacred Heart Prep (Atherton, CA) to clash with the Gators in a challenge on Wednesday, March 26. The Gators go into the challenge with a record of 2-4. Sacred Heart Prep lost 4-1 in their recent league challenge against Burlingame (Burlingame, CA)