The Sanger Apaches will venture away from home to take on the Madera Coyotes at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Sanger 2.2, Madera 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Friday, Sanger didn't have quite enough to beat Edison and fell 3-2. The Apaches have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Sanger saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emma Hernandez, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one double.
Bullard typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday Madera proved too difficult a challenge. They beat the Knights by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 6-5. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Coyotes.
The team relied heavily on Savana Cortez, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Those four hits gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Malea Ricks, who went 3-for-4 with one stolen base and one run.
Sanger's loss dropped their record down to 17-7. As for Madera, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 17-7.
Sanger skirted past Madera 2-0 in their previous meeting last Friday. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Apaches since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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