Baseball Preview: Sanger West Hornets vs. Roosevelt Rough Riders
The Sanger West Hornets will be playing at home against the Roosevelt Rough Riders at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Sanger West will be strutting in after a victory while Roosevelt will be coming in after a loss.
Last Friday, Sanger West beat Madera South 4-1. Four seems to be a good number for Sanger West as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Alijah Guzman made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 13 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Guzman has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Guzman was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Tony Luna, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Victor Valadez was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Roosevelt was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. Their tough 11-0 loss to Sunnyside might stick with them for a while.
Sanger West has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. As for Roosevelt, they now have a losing record at 6-7.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Sanger West has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Roosevelt struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Sanger West took their victory against Roosevelt when the teams last played back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 24-8. Will Sanger West repeat their success, or does Roosevelt have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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