Baseball Recap: Sanger West's loss ends five-game winning streak on the road

By Team Reports May 1, 2024, 2:18pm

Baseball Recap: Sanger West Hornets vs. Fresno Warriors

Sanger West lost against Fresno last Tuesday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Sanger West Hornets fell just short of the Fresno Warriors by a score of 3-2. The defeat continues a trend for Sanger West in their matchups with Fresno: they've now lost four in a row.

Victor Valadez put in work no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over 6.2 innings pitched. Valadez was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-5.

In other batting news, Jorge Mariscal made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-5 with a home run. Another player making a difference was Angel Martinez, who went 2-for-6 with a double and an RBI.

Sanger West's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-9. As for Fresno, they pushed their record up to 15-8 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home.

Sanger West didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 5-4 defeat vs. Torres on the 30th. Fresno has also already played their next matchup, an 8-1 win against Madera South on the 30th.

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