The Sanger Indians will square off against the Van Alstyne Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
On Friday, Sanger came up short against Celina and fell 5-2. The defeat continues a trend for the Indians in their meetings with the Bobcats: they've now lost seven in a row.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Van Alstyne). They put the hurt on Bonham with a sharp 14-3 victory on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won six matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Carter Upton made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Upton was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kaden Barrett, who scored a run while going 1-for-4. Jesse Broadbent was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Van Alstyne is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a massive bump to their 11-8 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Sanger, their loss dropped their record down to 14-10.
Sanger came out on top in a nail-biter against Van Alstyne in their previous meeting back in March, sneaking past 3-2. Do the Indians have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Panthers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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