The Van Alstyne Panthers are taking a road trip to face off against the Sanger Indians at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Van Alstyne's pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so Sanger's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Van Alstyne is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Bullard just ended the team's nine-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of Bullard by a score of 7-5. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat Van Alstyne has suffered since February 28th.
Meanwhile, Sanger waltzed into their matchup on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the Bobcats with a sharp 16-6 victory. Considering the Indians have won 12 contests by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Sanger got a massive performance out of Sophia Troegle, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, four runs, and one triple. Those four runs gave Troegle a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Lily Wilson, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple.
Sanger was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .583. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .421 or higher in three consecutive games.
Sanger's win bumped their record up to 16-9-3. As for Van Alstyne, their loss dropped their record down to 20-5.
Everything went Van Alstyne's way against Sanger when the teams last played back in March, as Van Alstyne made off with a 10-4 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Panthers since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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