For the second straight game, Sacred Heart Prep will face off against Menlo-Atherton. Sacred Heart Prep will host Menlo-Atherton at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
Sacred Heart Prep fell victim to Menlo-Atherton and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They lost 10-0 to the Bears. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Gators have suffered since March 1st.
For Menlo-Atherton's part, not much got past Jack Molise, who gave up just a hit and racked up nine Ks to keep Sacred Heart Prep off the board. Those nine strikeouts gave Molise a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Menlo-Atherton got a massive performance out of Ryder Kelly, who went 2-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. That home run marked the first that Kelly launched this season. Ronan Cutright was another key player, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs, one triple, and one RBI.
Menlo-Atherton always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .528. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Sacred Heart Prep only posted an OBP of .130.
The win (which was Menlo-Atherton's third in a row) raised their record to 8-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Sacred Heart Prep, they dropped their record down to 5-7 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road.
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