Baseball Recap: Sanford Comes Up Short

For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Sanford and Noble meet (four straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Thursday. The Spartans took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Knights. That's two games in a row now that the Spartans have lost by exactly three runs.

Sanford saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Matthew Hebert, who went 2-for-4 with one run.

Sanford has also traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-4 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Noble, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 5-3.

We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Sanford will square off against rival Thornton Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Spartans 3.4, the Trojans 1.2) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Noble is set to challenge their familiar foe Falmouth at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Knights 2.6, the Navigators 1.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.