Baseball Preview: Half Moon Bay Cougars vs. Los Altos Eagles
The Half Moon Bay Cougars will head out on the road to challenge the Los Altos Eagles at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
On Thursday, Half Moon Bay fell victim to a rough 18-4 defeat at the hands of Carlmont. Half Moon Bay has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Cody DeBeer made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Los Altos owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Cupertino 1-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Los Altos.
Eric Colgrove spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on one hit and racked up six Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Los Altos' victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Aaron Baum, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Half Moon Bay's loss dropped their record down to 7-11. As for Los Altos, they now have a winning record of 8-7.
Half Moon Bay came out on top in a nail-biter against Los Altos when the teams last played back in April of 2023, sneaking past 4-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Half Moon Bay since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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