Sanford is 0-10 against Centauri since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Sanford Mustangs will head out on the road to take on the Centauri Falcons at 4:00 p.m. Sanford will be strutting in after a win while Centauri will be coming in after a loss.
Sanford stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Sargent with a sharp 18-8 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Sanford considering their one-run performance the game before.
Lucas Miller was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned run off one hit (and not a single walk). Miller has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. Miller was also solid in the batter's box, scoring four runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Sanford let Cash Caldon and Trason Gartrell loose on the outfield. 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. Rylan Mortensen was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Centauri was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 14-2 walloping at the hands of Pagosa Springs.
Centauri saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Parker Buhr, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Dylan Gallardo, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Sanford pushed their record up to 9-1 with that win, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Centauri, their loss dropped their record down to 5-11.
Centauri's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Sanford has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 13.2 hits per game. It's a different story for Centauri, though, as they've been averaging 10.4. Given Sanford's sizable advantage in that area, Centauri will need to find a way to close that gap.
Sanford might still be hurting after the 15-0 defeat they got from Centauri in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Sanford avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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