Sanger is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Bullard is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Sanger Apaches will take on the Bullard Knights at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Sanger will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Sanger can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent game on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 13-2 margin over Justin Garza. With that win, Sanger brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Emma Hernandez was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off seven hits. Hernandez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Hernandez was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Alyssa Martinez was incredible, going 2-for-2 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. Arianah Cardoso was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 4-for-5.
Meanwhile, Bullard was not the first on the board last Friday, but they got there more often. They skirted past Madera 6-5.
Mili Gonzales was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Betsy Woodward, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Sanger is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season. As for Bullard, their victory bumped their record up to 17-6.
Sanger might still be hurting after the 11-1 defeat they got from Bullard in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bullard's Emily Hinchey, who tossed six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Now that Sanger knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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