Sanford lost against Del Norte on Tuesday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Sanford Mustangs lost 17-4 to the Del Norte Tigers. Sanford has not had much luck with Del Norte recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Sanford saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cash Caldon, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Travis Canty, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-3.
On Del Norte's side, Tytus Atencio made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out 12 batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off two hits. Atencio has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Atencio was also stellar in the batter's box, going 4-for-6 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run.
In other batting news, Del Norte let Nickolas Atencio and Gage Trujillo loose on the outfield. Atencio scored four runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances, while Trujillo scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances. Trujillo has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Trenton Woolf, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5.
Sanford's defeat dropped their record down to 10-4. As for Del Norte, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-8.
Sanford will head out on the road to challenge Alamosa at 11:00 a.m. on Friday. Alamosa will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last. As for Del Norte, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Custer County at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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