Baseball Game Preview: Half Moon Bay Cougars vs. San Mateo Bearcats

By Team Reports Apr 24, 2024, 5:09am

Baseball Preview: Half Moon Bay Cougars vs. San Mateo Bearcats

The Half Moon Bay Cougars will be playing in front of their home fans against the San Mateo Bearcats at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Half Moon Bay is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak.

On Tuesday, it was a hard-fought game, but Half Moon Bay had to settle for a 5-4 defeat against San Mateo.

Anthony Kabrich was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.

At the plate, Half Moon Bay saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Connor Heath, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Heath has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Another player making a difference was Clark Colucci, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with an RBI.

Half Moon Bay's loss dropped their record down to 7-13. As for San Mateo, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 11-10.

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