Menlo-Atherton won the last time they faced Burlingame and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Bears sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 win over the Panthers. That's two games straight that the Bears have won by just one run.
Jimmy Zaharias
| 05/07/25 vs Burlingame | 4 |
| 05/02/25 @ King's Academy | 3 |
| 04/23/25 vs Sequoia | 2 |
| 03/28/25 @ Sacred Heart Prep | 2 |
| 02/27/25 vs Scotts Valley | 2 |
Jimmy Zaharias was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four). He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with two RBI and one double.
In other batting news, Ryder Kelly was incredible, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Menlo-Atherton hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team has now struck out at least five batters in five consecutive matchups.
Menlo-Atherton is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 15 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games. As for Burlingame, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-13.
Menlo-Atherton will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Panthers: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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