The Carlmont Scots will head out to square off against the Bellarmine College Prep Bells at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Carlmont has struggled recently with four defeats in a row, while Bellarmine College Prep will arrive with four straight victories.
Carlmont is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They fell just short of Palo Alto by a score of 15-13 on Saturday. Even if the Scots couldn't come away with the win, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their hitters, which had struggled int the games prior.
Carlmont got a massive performance out of Levi Wellman, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of John Dunne, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Bellarmine College Prep never let their opponents score on Friday. They had just enough and edged out St. Ignatius College Preparatory 2-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Bells have posted against the Wildcats since April 5, 2022.
Bellarmine College Prep also got a great performance from Apolo Lapiz as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over 4.2 innings pitched. Lapiz has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Bellarmine College Prep saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Vincent Kim, who went 1-for-3 with one double.
Carlmont's loss dropped their record down to 5-9. As for Bellarmine College Prep, their record now sits at 10-7.
Carlmont suffered a grim 12-4 defeat to Bellarmine College Prep when the teams last played back in March of 2022. Can the Scots avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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