The Half Moon Bay Cougars will head out on the road to face off against the Terra Nova Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Half Moon Bay has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with seven straight defeats, while Terra Nova will come in with three straight wins.
Half Moon Bay's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Menlo School on Thursday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Knights. The loss was just more heartbreak for Half Moon Bay who fell 5-3 when the teams previously met back in March of 2023.
Connor Heath spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered four earned (and one unearned) runs on eight hits.
At the plate, Half Moon Bay saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Riley Jackson, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Priory typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday Terra Nova proved too difficult a challenge. They were the clear victor by a 6-0 margin over the Panthers. Six seems to be a good number for Terra Nova as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
The result came thanks to Dominic Williams's shutout, as he gave up just three hits.
On the hitting side, Vincent Smith was incredible, going 4-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and a stolen base. Evan Wilson was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Half Moon Bay's defeat dropped their record down to 7-16. As for Terra Nova, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 10-11-1 record this season.
Half Moon Bay took their win against Terra Nova in their previous meeting back in April of 2021 by a conclusive 14-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Half Moon Bay since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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