Sanford put another one in the bag in Friday's second game to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on the Antonito Trojans with a sharp 18-2 win. Fans of Sanford have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout.
Lucas Miller and Trason Gartrell made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Miller tossed 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.
On Antonito's side, they saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Darius Cisneros-Gomez, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases.
Sanford's victory was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 20.0 runs per game. As for Antonito, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-5-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Sanford will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Monte Vista at 4:00 p.m. Sanford's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Monte Vista's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Antonito, they will head out on the road to take on Centennial at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Antonito is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.7 runs per game this season.
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