Softball Recap: Half Moon Bay wins going away against South San Francisco

By Team Reports May 4, 2024, 8:19am

Softball Recap: Half Moon Bay Cougars vs. South San Francisco Warriors

Half Moon Bay can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent contest on Friday. Everything went their way against the South San Francisco Warriors as the Half Moon Bay Cougars made off with a 9-3 victory. That's more bragging rights for Half Moon Bay, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Indie Glafkides was a major factor no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. Glafkides has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances. Glafkides was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Miranda Sarabia, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Bailey Gunning was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.

On South San Francisco's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Shiloh Semans, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.

Half Moon Bay's win bumped their record up to 6-8. As for South San Francisco, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-16.

Half Moon Bay will head out on the road to challenge Mountain View at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Half Moon Bay has given up an average of 6.7 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for South San Francisco, they will be playing at home against Menlo-Atherton at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. South San Francisco has given up an average of 14.3 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.

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