Baseball Recap: Half Moon Bay Drops Highest Score of Season Against San Mateo

Cougars

Team Score (Highest)

04/08/25 vs San Mateo	14
04/05/25 vs Santa Cruz	10
03/18/25 @ Mills	8
03/03/25 @ Cupertino	7
03/08/25 vs Willow Glen	6

Half Moon Bay made up a huge gap compared to their last game against San Mateo, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Cougars put the hurt on the Bearcats with a sharp 14-8 win on Tuesday. The Cougars' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.

Maverick Johnson tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits.

On the hitting side, Brady Miller was a standout: he got on base in three of his five plate appearances with four RBI, one triple, and one stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Ian Lemen, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one stolen base, two RBI, and one double.

Half Moon Bay always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .605. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Half Moon Bay's victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-10. As for San Mateo, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost six of their last eight contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-7 record this season.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: San Mateo beat Half Moon Bay by a score of 7-3 on Thursday.