Softball Preview: Burlingame Panthers vs. San Mateo Bearcats
Burlingame and San Mateo are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2018, but likely not for long. The Burlingame Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the San Mateo Bearcats at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Burlingame can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Half Moon Bay as Burlingame made off with a 7-1 victory.
Olivia Fleming was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Madeline Koo, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, while San Mateo put up some runs two weeks ago, the same can't be said for Capuchino. San Mateo came out on top against Capuchino by a score of 3-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for San Mateo.
The result came thanks to Nia Mapa's shutout, as she gave up just four hits. Those eight innings set a new season-high mark for her.
At the plate, San Mateo saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jas Bernardino, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
The win got Burlingame back to even at 6-6. As for San Mateo, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-6 record this season.
Burlingame came up short against San Mateo when the teams last played back in May of 2023, falling 9-6. Can Burlingame avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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