The Carlmont Scots will head out on the road to face off against the Menlo-Atherton Bears at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Menlo-Atherton took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Carlmont, who comes in off a win.
Carlmont will head into Saturday's matchup on the come-up: they were handed a two-point loss in their last match, but they sure didn't let that happen against Santa Clara on Saturday. Carlmont was the clear victor by a 7-1 margin over Santa Clara.
Jonathan Fong tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over six innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Zach Luzzo was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Aidan O?driscoll, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Menlo-Atherton came up short against Mountain View on Saturday and fell 16-11. Menlo-Atherton has not had much luck with Mountain View recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Rowan Kelly was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Molise, who scored two runs while going 2-for-5.
Carlmont's win bumped their record up to 12-8. As for Menlo-Atherton, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-9.
Carlmont suffered a grim 12-2 defeat to Menlo-Atherton when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can Carlmont avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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