The Sanger Apaches will be playing in front of their home fans against the Justin Garza Guardians at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Sanger scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by an 18-3 margin over San Joaquin Memorial. Winning may never get old, but Sanger sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Sanger let Sierra Wyrick and Samantha Guerra loose on the outfield. Wyrick scored three runs while going 3-for-3, while Guerra scored four runs while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Alyssa Martinez, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, while Justin Garza put up plenty of runs back in March, the same can't be said for Fresno. Everything went Justin Garza's way against Fresno as Justin Garza made off with an 11-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Justin Garza.
Justin Garza got a massive performance out of Harmony Cook, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Lydia Rivera was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Sanger's win bumped their record up to 13-5. As for Justin Garza, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Sanger has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Justin Garza struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Sanger was able to grind out a solid victory over Justin Garza when the teams last played back in May of 2023, winning 4-0. Will Sanger repeat their success, or does Justin Garza have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
