Menlo-Atherton was the 12-2 winner over Carlmont when they last played one another back in April of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Menlo-Atherton Bears fell just short of the Carlmont Scots by a score of 4-3 on Wednesday. Menlo-Atherton has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Menlo-Atherton got a good showing from Wes Peterson, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. Peterson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Rowan Kelly was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Shawn Pagee, who scored two runs while going 4-for-4.
On Carlmont's side, Henry Massey spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on eight hits.
On the hitting side, Carlmont saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ben Sunahara, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Menlo-Atherton's loss dropped their record down to 12-10. As for Carlmont, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-8.
While Menlo-Atherton had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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