Baseball Recap: Half Moon Bay Cougars vs. Sequoia Ravens
Half Moon Bay lost against Sequoia back in May of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Half Moon Bay Cougars fell just short of the Sequoia Ravens by a score of 8-7. Half Moon Bay has not had much luck with Sequoia recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Half Moon Bay got a good showing from Andreas Hipkins, who struck out seven batters over 3.1 innings while giving up no earned run off one hit.
On the hitting side, Half Moon Bay got a massive performance out of Riley Jackson, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with a home run, four RBI, and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Aidan Vazquez, who went 2-for-3 with a home run.
On Sequoia's side, Morgan Winfield made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He pitched 2.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (he also only allowed one walk). Winfield has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Winfield was even better at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Mario Garcia, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Spencer Haderle was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Half Moon Bay's defeat dropped their record down to 7-10. As for Sequoia, they now have a winning record of 9-8.
Half Moon Bay will be playing at home against Carlmont at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Carlmont's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Half Moon Bay's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Sequoia, they will head out on the road to take on Capuchino at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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