The Burlingame Panthers will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Menlo-Atherton Bears at 4:00 p.m. Burlingame is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
Burlingame can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent contest on Friday. They put the hurt on Hillsdale with a sharp 17-9 victory. Burlingame's win was all the more impressive since Hillsdale was averaging only 3.77 runs allowed on the season.
Eric Gee was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Gee was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Dylan Kall, who went 4-for-5 with six RBI, two stolen bases, and two doubles. Another player making a difference was Will Robbins, who went 2-for-5 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs.
Meanwhile, Menlo-Atherton didn't have quite enough to beat Homestead on Saturday and fell 2-1. Menlo-Atherton has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Menlo-Atherton also got a good showing from Harrison Long, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Long has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Menlo-Atherton saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Rowan Kelly, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Burlingame is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. As for Menlo-Atherton, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-7.
Burlingame couldn't quite finish off Menlo-Atherton when the teams last played back in April of 2023 and fell 2-0. Can Burlingame avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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