In what's become a running theme this season, Del Norte gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Sanford Mustangs as the Del Norte Tigers made off with a 17-4 victory. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Del Norte also won the last time the pair played on Tuesday.
Tytus Atencio was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out 12 batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off two hits. Atencio has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Atencio was also stellar in the batter's box, going 4-for-6 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run.
In other batting news, Nickolas Atencio and Gage Trujillo did most of the damage at the plate: Atencio scored four runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances, while Trujillo scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances. Trujillo is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played. Trenton Woolf was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-5.
On Sanford's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cash Caldon, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Travis Canty, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-3.
The win made it two in a row for Del Norte and bumps their season record up to 7-8. As for Sanford, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-4 record this season.
Del Norte will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Custer County at 11:00 a.m. As for Sanford, they will head out on the road to challenge Alamosa at 11:00 a.m. on Friday. Alamosa is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.1 runs per game this season.
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