The Sanford Mustangs are on the road again on Monday to play the Monte Vista Pirates at 4:00 p.m. One thing working in Sanford's favor is that they have posted big run totals every time they've taken the field this season.
Sanford can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent contest in Friday's second game. They put the hurt on Antonito with a sharp 18-2 win.
Lucas Miller and Trason Gartrell made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Miller pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Gartrell struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up just two earned runs but no hits. Miller has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Miller got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and two RBI, while Gartrell went 2-for-5 with two triples, a run, and an RBI.
In other batting news, Rylan Mortensen was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 4-for-4. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last five games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Sittler, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Monte Vista scored the most runs they've had all season to find success in Friday's second game. They never let Custer County onto the board and left with a 20-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Monte Vista.
Sanford pushed their record up to 8-0 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 20.0 runs per game. As for Monte Vista, their record is now 7-3.
Sanford suffered a grim 11-3 defeat to Monte Vista when the teams last played back in April of 2019. Thankfully for Sanford, Brycen Hotz (who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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