Baseball Recap: Antonito Trojans vs. Sanford Mustangs
Antonito lost against Sanford in Friday's first game, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result in Friday's second game. The Antonito Trojans wound up on the wrong side of a tough 18-2 walloping at the hands of the Sanford Mustangs. Antonito has not had much luck with Sanford recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Antonito saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Darius Cisneros-Gomez, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases. Cisneros-Gomez has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
On Sanford's side, Lucas Miller and Trason Gartrell were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, Miller pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Gartrell struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up just two earned runs but no hits. At the plate, Miller got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and two RBI, while Gartrell went 2-for-5 with two triples, a run, and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Rylan Mortensen, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Alex Sittler, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Antonito now has a losing record at 4-5-1. As for Sanford, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 8-0.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Antonito will challenge Centennial at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Antonito is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.7 runs per game this season. As for Sanford, they will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Monte Vista at 4:00 p.m. Both teams will come into the match having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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