Baseball Preview: Sanger West Hornets vs. Sunnyside Wildcats
The Sanger West Hornets will be playing in front of their home fans against the Sunnyside Wildcats at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, Sanger West finally turned things around against Torres on Friday. Sanger West never let Torres onto the board and left with a 6-0 win.
The result came thanks to Alijah Guzman's shutout, as he gave up just five hits and racked up 11 Ks. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Victor Valadez, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Tony Luna, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Friday Sunnyside sidestepped Hoover for a 4-3 victory. That's two games straight that Sunnyside has won by just one run.
Sanger West's win bumped their record up to 17-10. As for Sunnyside, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 9-15 record this season.
Sanger West suffered a grim 9-1 defeat to Sunnyside in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can Sanger West avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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