After flying high against Madera on Friday, Sanger came back down to earth. The Apaches fell just short of the Bullard Knights by a score of 5-3 on Tuesday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Knights this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 2-0 back in March.
Sanger has also traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 19-6 record this season. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the defeats came by an average of only 1.67 runs. As for Bullard, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-6.
While Sanger had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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