The Sandy Creek Patriots will venture away from home to face off against the Morrow Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Sandy Creek has three straight wins, Morrow has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Tuesday, Sandy Creek got the win against Riverdale by a conclusive 22-6. The result was nothing new for the Patriots, who have now won 12 contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Anaiya Sams was incredible, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances while posting 3 stolen bases, 4 runs, and 2 walks. The four runs tied her high from August 18th vs. Hampton. Another player making a difference was Katelyn Benton, who went a perfect 3-for-3 while posting 2 stolen bases, 3 RBIs, and 2 runs.
Sandy Creek took advantage of their speed and finished the game with 18 stolen bases. They have not posted that many stolen bases since August 10th, when they snagged 22 vs. Dutchtown.
Meanwhile, Morrow fell victim to Woodward Academy and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They lost 20-0 to the War Eagles.
Sandy Creek has now won three of their last four games at home. That's given a healthy boost to their 13-10 record this season. The team dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 13.3 runs. As for Morrow, they have now lost 15 of their last 19 games on the road. That leaves them at a 5-16 record this season.
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