The Homestead Mustangs will head out to face off against the Menlo-Atherton Bears at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Homestead's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Menlo-Atherton's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Homestead proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by seven) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-4 win over Piedmont Hills. The victory continues a trend for the Mustangs in their matchups with the Pirates: they've now won three in a row.
The team relied heavily on Jayden Duong, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in doubles (two). Clay Bussey also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 12 runs the game before, Menlo-Atherton was a bit more limited in their match on Saturday. They fell just short of Saint Francis by a score of 3-1. The game marked the Bears' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Wes Peterson was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched five innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits.
On the hitting side, Menlo-Atherton saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Merrick Lee, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base. Lee is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played.
The loss snapped Menlo-Atherton's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 4-2 record. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs over those games. As for Homestead, they pushed their record up to 3-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season.
Homestead skirted past Menlo-Atherton 2-1 in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Homestead 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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