Baseball Game Preview: Sacred Heart Prep Gators vs. Half Moon Bay Cougars

The Sacred Heart Prep Gators will take on the Half Moon Bay Cougars at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Sacred Heart Prep's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Half Moon Bay's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

If Sacred Heart Prep beats Half Moon Bay with five runs on Saturday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. The Gators never let Capuchino get on the board and left with a 5-0 win on Friday. The victory was nothing new for the Gators as they're now sitting on three straight.

Sacred Heart Prep's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Devin Saltzgaber, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.

Sacred Heart Prep hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They are 2-1 when they post two or more strikeouts.

Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Half Moon Bay duked it out with San Mateo on Thursday. The Cougars took a 7-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bearcats.

Half Moon Bay has also traveled a rocky road recently, having lost six of their last seven matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-11 record this season. As for Sacred Heart Prep, their victory bumped their record up to 8-10.

Sacred Heart Prep skirted past Half Moon Bay 3-1 in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Do the Gators have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Cougars turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.