The Buchanan Bears are headed away from home for the first time to take on the Sanger Apaches at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Buchanan 1.6, Sanger 1.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Nine must be Buchanan's lucky number: they beat Hanford with that score not once but twice on Wednesday. The Bears were the clear victors by a 9-2 margin over the Bullpups. The win continues a trend for the Bears in their matchups with the Bullpups: they've now won five in a row.
Meanwhile, Sanger put their dominant pitcher on display in the team's third consecutive shutout on Saturday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Selma a 1-0 shutout.
Not much got past Emma Hernandez, who gave up just a hit to keep Selma off the board. Hernandez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Arianah Cardoso, who went 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI. Those doubles marked the first that she has hit this season.
Buchanan's record now sits at 4-1. As for Sanger, their record is now an identical 4-1.
Buchanan couldn't quite finish off Sanger in their previous matchup back in March of 2025 and fell 7-5. Can the Bears avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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