With a playoff game on the line, Leigh rose to the challenge on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Menlo-Atherton Bears and snuck past 5-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Leigh.
Ollie Obenour was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Obenour was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Justin Jeong was excellent, going 2-for-3 with a home run. Noah Miller was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
On Menlo-Atherton's side, Rowan Kelly was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Kelly has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Leigh pushed their record up to 18-9 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Menlo-Atherton, they have been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last 12 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 14-14 record this season.
Leigh will challenge Westmont on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Leigh: 4, Westmont: 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. Menlo-Atherton does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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