Menlo-Atherton and El Camino are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2018, but likely not for long. The Menlo-Atherton Bears are on the road again on Wednesday to play the El Camino Colts at 4:00 p.m. El Camino took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Menlo-Atherton, who comes in off a win.
Menlo-Atherton will head into Tuesday's match having proved themselves against Half Moon Bay: Menlo-Atherton took a ten-run loss the last time they faced off against Half Moon Bay, but they managed to turn things around on Tuesday. Menlo-Atherton came out on top in a nail-biter against Half Moon Bay and snuck past 5-3.
Dani Koo made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off nine hits (and not a single walk). Koo has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Koo was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Carey Maletis was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Gracelyn Nava was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
El Camino lost 19-9 to Terra Nova on Friday. The defeat continues a trend for El Camino in their matchups with Terra Nova: they've now lost six in a row.
Evelyn Tapia made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Kristal Alcaraz, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Menlo-Atherton now has a winning record of 10-9. As for El Camino, their loss dropped their record down to 2-11.
Everything went Menlo-Atherton's way against El Camino in their previous matchup back in March as Menlo-Atherton made off with a 15-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Menlo-Atherton since the squad 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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