The San Mateo Bearcats will be playing at home against the Mills Vikings at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Things were looking good for San Mateo after they put the first points on the board on Saturday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Gunn by a score of 7-6. The loss continues a trend for San Mateo in their matchups with Gunn: they've now lost five in a row.
Hayato Nishiyama was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Julian Bleess, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Mills was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 8-5 to Hillsdale.
Mills saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Matt Juul, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Aiden Brown, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
San Mateo's loss dropped their record down to 12-11. As for Mills, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-15.
San Mateo suffered a grim 7-1 defeat to Mills in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Thankfully for San Mateo, Andrew Umbertus (who struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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