Baseball Recap: Sanger West Hornets vs. Sierra Chieftains
Sanger West had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Wednesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 8-7 victory over the Sierra Chieftains. That's more bragging rights for Sanger West, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Victor Valadez was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed 3.1 innings while giving up no earned run off four hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Valadez was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, George Cardenas was excellent, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 1-for-3. Alijah Guzman was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
On Sierra's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Blake Brockman, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Brockman has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances. Another player making a difference was David Rivas, who scored a run and stole two bases.
Sanger West has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. As for Sierra, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-4.
Sanger West is on the road again on Wednesday to play Sierra Pacific at 6:00 p.m. Sierra Pacific's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Sanger West's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Sierra, they will head out on the road to square off against Minarets at 4:00 a.m. on Tuesday.
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