Baseball Recap: Sanderson Takes a Loss

Southern Nash hit Sanderson with a eight-run fifth inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Spartans took an 11-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Firebirds. The Spartans just can't catch a break and have now endured three defeats in a row.

ROBERT BIGAN

Hits Against

03/13/26 vs Southern Nash	2
03/06/26 @ South Garner	1
02/25/26 @ Franklinton	1

ROBERT BIGAN and Sawyer Cannon put in work no matter where they played. Throwing, BIGAN struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Meanwhile, Cannon tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. BIGAN has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances. At the plate, BIGAN went 3-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI, while Cannon went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. That triple was BIGAN's first of the season.

They weren't the only ones making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was BRADY ROBINSON, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. GAINES STALLWORTH also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.

Sanderson's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Southern Nash, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 5-1.

Sanderson wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 20-0 defeat against Middle Creek on the 17th. As for Southern Nash, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 13-3 win against Fike on the 17th.