Cupertino entered their tilt with Menlo-Atherton with two consecutive wins  but they'll enter their next game with three. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with  a  7-6  victory over the Menlo-Atherton Bears  on Monday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Cupertino also won the last time the pair played  back in April of 2021.
  DJ Martinez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned  (and one unearned) runs on three hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't  pitched less than six  innings every time she's  pitched this season.
 On the hitting side, Cupertino got a big performance out of  Jasmyne Llanos, who  scored a  run and  stole a base while  getting on base  in all three of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was  Purani Muthuvedi, who  scored a  run while  getting on base  in all four of her plate appearances.
 Cupertino's win was  their third straight at home, which  pushed their record up to 5-1. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as  they  averaged 14.0 runs per game. As for Menlo-Atherton, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
 Cupertino will be playing at home against Lynbrook at 4:00  p.m.  on Tuesday. Cupertino's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8  runs per game  this season, so Lynbrook's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Menlo-Atherton, they are on the road again  on Friday to play Half Moon Bay at 4:00  p.m.
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