Sequoia is 2-8 against Menlo-Atherton since May of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Ravens will venture away from home to take on the M-A BEARS at 11:00 a.m. Sequoia will be strutting in after a victory while Menlo-Atherton will be coming in after a loss.
Sequoia took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They won by a run and slipped past Menlo School 7-6. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Morgan Winfield and Cole Hymer did most of the damage at the plate: Winfield got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run and two RBI, while Hymer got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs. That's the most stolen bases Hymer has posted since back in February. The team also got some help courtesy of Connor Murray, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 11 runs the game before, Menlo-Atherton was a bit more limited in their matchup on Friday. They lost 10-0 to Hillsdale. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the M-A BEARS have suffered since April 17th.
Sequoia's win bumped their record up to 15-11. As for Menlo-Atherton, their loss dropped their record down to 13-13.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Saturday. Sequoia hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1 home runs per game. However, it's not like Menlo-Atherton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Sequoia couldn't quite get it done against Menlo-Atherton in their previous meeting back in April as they fell 10-6. Can the Ravens avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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