Preview: Sanger Apaches vs. Buchanan Bears
Sanger has been on the road for four straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Buchanan Bears at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Sanger: 2, Buchanan: 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Sanger stacked a fourth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Mt. Whitney as Sanger made off with an 11-2 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Sanger considering their one-run performance the match before.
Jayden Herrera was a standout: she went 2-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Alyssa Martinez, who went 1-for-2 with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Buchanan sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Madera on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Buchanan.
Sanger's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-1. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.3 runs per game. As for Buchanan, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which somehow isn't as good as their 9-1-1 record this season.
Sanger couldn't quite finish off Buchanan in their previous meeting back in March of 2023 and fell 4-2. Thankfully for Sanger, Christal Lopez (who struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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