Thornton Academy is 8-2 against Sanford since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Thornton Academy Trojans will head out on the road to square off against the Sanford Spartans at 4:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Thornton Academy: 3.6, Sanford: 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Tuesday, Thornton Academy got the win against Cheverus by a conclusive 10-4. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Thornton Academy.
Meanwhile, Sanford had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it seven on Tuesday. They won by a run and slipped past the Rams 1-0. That's two games straight that Sanford has won by just one run.
The result came thanks to Tanner McCann's shutout, as he gave up just four hits and racked up ten Ks.
Thornton Academy pushed their record up to 7-4 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Sanford, their victory bumped their record up to 9-2.
Thornton Academy suffered a grim 11-4 defeat to Sanford when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can Thornton Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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