The McLane Highlanders will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Sanger West Hornets at 3:30 p.m. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: McLane has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Sanger West will arrive with four straight victories.
Friday just wasn't the day for McLane's offense. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Sunnyside on Friday.
McLane saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Erian Delgado, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Meanwhile, Sanger West was not the first on the board last Friday, but they got there more often. Everything went their way against Roosevelt as Sanger West made off with a 9-1 win.
Cesar Gonzalez and Alijah Guzman were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Gonzalez tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Meanwhile, Guzman struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Gonzalez scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Guzman scored a run and stole two bases while going 4-for-5.
McLane's loss dropped their record down to 5-14. As for Sanger West, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 14-7 record this season.
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