Sanger is on a six-game streak of home wins, while Van Alstyne is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Indians will host the Panthers at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Sanger 3.2, Van Alstyne 1.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Sanger is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Celina just ended the team's eight-game winning streak on Tuesday. They lost 12-3 to the Bobcats. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Indians, who until this contest were averaging 3.17 runs allowed.
Dalilah Millan made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with three RBI and two doubles. Lily Wilson also deserves some recognition as she got her first hit of the season.
Meanwhile, Van Alstyne made easy work of Bonham on Tuesday and carried off a 12-2 victory. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won 13 games by six runs or more so far this season.
Van Alstyne has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Sanger, their loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 5-1 and their overall record down to 14-6-3.
Sanger skirted past Van Alstyne 1-0 in their previous meeting two weeks ago. 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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