It was a good run, but Tatnall unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell 4-1 to the Sanford Warriors. Tatnall has not had much luck with Sanford recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
For Sanford's part, Alex Gannon made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over six innings pitched. Gannon has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Gannon was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
In other pitching news, John Malloy looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Gannon wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Timmons, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Cole Ruhland, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Tatnall's loss dropped their record down to 8-6. As for Sanford, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-1.
While Tatnall had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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