Baseball Recap: King's Academy comes up short despite Nate Plata's strong performance

By Team Reports May 4, 2024, 6:39am

Baseball Recap: King's Academy Knights vs. Menlo-Atherton Bears

King's Academy was the 15-13 winner over Menlo-Atherton when they last played one another back in May of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The King's Academy Knights fell just short of the Menlo-Atherton Bears by a score of 4-3 on Wednesday. That's two games in a row now that King's Academy has lost by just one run.

Nate Plata was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with two RBI and a double.

On Menlo-Atherton's side, Harrison Long tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits.

At the plate, Menlo-Atherton's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Rowan Kelly, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Ronan Cutright was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.

King's Academy has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-10-1 record this season. As for Menlo-Atherton, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 13-11.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: King's Academy beat Menlo-Atherton by a score of 3-1.

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