The Half Moon Bay Cougars will square off against the Santa Cruz Cardinals at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Half Moon Bay has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with four straight losses, while Santa Cruz will come in with five straight wins.
Half Moon Bay is headed into the match having just suffered their biggest defeat since March 1st on Wednesday. They came up short against Sequoia, falling 14-1.
Half Moon Bay saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Riley Jackson, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base.
The home team had won the previous four meetings between Santa Cruz and Aptos, and Santa Cruz kept the tradition alive. The Cardinals came out on top against the Mariners by a score of 8-3 on Friday.
Santa Cruz's victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-2. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.5 runs over those games. As for Half Moon Bay, their loss dropped their record down to 4-9.
Half Moon Bay suffered a grim 8-1 defeat to Santa Cruz in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can the Cougars avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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