The El Camino Colts will take on the Menlo-Atherton Bears at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. El Camino will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Having struggled with seven losses in a row, El Camino turned things around against Jefferson on Wednesday. They never let the Grizzlies get on the board and left with a 20-0 victory. The Colts' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Isabella Totah was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Totah was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and two RBI. That home run was her first of the season.
In other batting news, El Camino got a massive performance out of Lara Rezende, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. That home run marked the first that Rezende launched this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Mahealani Keahi, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI.
El Camino always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .769. The last time their OBP was this high was back in April of 2024.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 11 runs the game before, Menlo-Atherton was a bit more limited in their match on Tuesday. They came up short against Notre Dame, falling 13-1.
El Camino's win was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-4 and their overall record up to 2-8. As for Menlo-Atherton, their defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 9-4.
El Camino suffered a grim 17-0 defeat to Menlo-Atherton when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Can the Colts avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
