For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Menlo-Atherton and King's Academy meet (five straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Wednesday. The Bears fell just short of the Knights by a score of 5-4. The Bears were not able to make up for their defeat to the Knights from their previous meeting back in May of 2024.
Menlo-Atherton saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gianni Olivero, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double. JT Anderson also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Menlo-Atherton's loss dropped their record down to 15-7. As for King's Academy, they now have a winning record of 9-8.
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 Friday.
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