The home team had won the previous five meetings between Sanford and South Park, and Sanford kept the tradition alive. The Mustangs put the hurt on the Burros with a sharp 16-1 win on Saturday. The result was nothing new for the Mustangs, who have now won five matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Lucas Miller
| 04/26/25 vs South Park | 10 |
| 04/16/24 vs Sargent | 8 |
| 05/03/24 @ Alamosa | 6 |
| 04/02/24 vs Center | 6 |
| 04/12/24 @ Antonito | 5 |
Lucas Miller made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Those ten strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in two of his three plate appearances with three runs and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kendall Christensen, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Joshua Fairhurst, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run.
Sanford was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .421. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Sanford now has a winning record of 6-5. As for South Park, their defeat was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 1-8.
Sanford didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 15-5 victory against Sierra Grande on the 29th. As for South Park, they will be playing at home against Platte Canyon at 3:00 p.m. on Friday.
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