Baseball Preview: Sanford Warriors vs. Salesianum Sallies
The Sanford Warriors will head out on the road to face off against the Salesianum Sallies at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Sanford is looking to tack on another W to their 17-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Sanford is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Delaware's top teams: Archmere Academy, who was ranked 19th in their home state at the time (Sanford was ranked sixth). Sanford never let Archmere Academy onto the board and left with a 7-0 victory on Wednesday. Sanford might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won nine contests by seven runs or more this season.
Not much got past Alex Gannon, who gave up just two hits to keep Archmere Academy off the board. Gannon has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Brady Bollman and Luke Filliben did most of the damage at the plate: Bollman went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI, while Filliben scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Cole Ruhland was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Salesianum came into Tuesday's matchup having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They put the hurt on St. Elizabeth with a sharp 9-1 win on Tuesday.
Sanford's victory bumped their record up to 16-1. As for Salesianum, the win got them back to even at 8-8.
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