Sanger West entered their tilt with Sunnyside with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Sunnyside Wildcats a 6-0 shutout on Friday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Sanger West also won the last time the pair played last Tuesday.
Victor Valadez made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Valadez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Valadez was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-5.
Valadez wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jorge Mariscal, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Sanger West is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 17 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-10 record this season. As for Sunnyside, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-17.
Sanger West will be playing in front of their home fans against Dinuba at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Dinuba is coming into the match with five straight losses on the road, meaning Sanger West will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory. As for Sunnyside, they will face off against Liberty at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Liberty will roll in looking for their eighth straight win, something Sunnyside surely won't give up without a fight.
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