The Half Moon Bay Cougars will face off against the Menlo School Knights at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Half Moon Bay will be strutting in after a win while Menlo School will be coming in after a defeat.
If Half Moon Bay beats Menlo School with ten runs on Tuesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Everything went the Cougars' way against Woodside on Thursday as they made off with a 10-2 victory. The win continues a trend for the Cougars in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now won three in a row.
Maverick Johnson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on six hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances.
Gio Ormando
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On the hitting side, Half Moon Bay let Jason Couto and Gio Ormando run wild. Couto went 3-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI, while Ormando went 2-for-4 with two runs, two RBI, and one double. That's the most RBI Ormando has posted since back in March.
Half Moon Bay kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. They are 2-1 when they post 11 or more hits.
Meanwhile, after a string of nine wins, Menlo School's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell just short of Sequoia by a score of 2-1.
Menlo School saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Liam Widner, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
Menlo School's loss dropped their record down to 12-8. As for Half Moon Bay, their victory bumped their record up to 8-12.
Half Moon Bay came up short against Menlo School in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, falling 5-0. Can the Cougars avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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