The St. Ignatius College Preparatory Wildcats will square off against the Menlo-Atherton Bears at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (St. Ignatius College Preparatory 2.7, Menlo-Atherton 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Saturday just wasn't the day for St. Ignatius College Preparatory's offense. They fell just short of Los Gatos by a score of 1-0 on Saturday. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, St. Ignatius College Preparatory's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
St. Ignatius College Preparatory saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was DJ Delaney, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base.
Meanwhile, Menlo-Atherton scored first but ultimately less than Archbishop Mitty in their contest on Saturday. They fell just short of the Monarchs by a score of 5-4.
Menlo-Atherton also got a good showing from Anthony Kabrich, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Kabrich has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Ryder Kelly made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. That's the most runs he has posted since back in February of 2024. JT Anderson also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
St. Ignatius College Preparatory's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2-2. As for Menlo-Atherton, their loss dropped their record down to 5-3.
St. Ignatius College Preparatory beat Menlo-Atherton 4-1 in their previous matchup back in March of 2022. Will St. Ignatius College Preparatory repeat their success, or does Menlo-Atherton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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