Sanford can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by an 18-8 margin over the Sargent Farmers. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Sanford considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Lucas Miller was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned run off one hit (and not a single walk). Miller has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. Miller was also big at the plate, scoring four runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Cash Caldon and Trason Gartrell did most of the damage at the plate: Caldon scored three runs and stole five bases while going 2-for-3, while Gartrell went 3-for-4 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run. Another player making a difference was Rylan Mortensen, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Sanford's victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1. As for Sargent, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-10.
Sanford will head out on the road to challenge Centauri at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Sanford is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 17.6 runs per game this season. As for Sargent, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 7-4 win vs. Custer County on the 20th.
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