The Sanford Warriors will be playing in front of their home fans against the St. Elizabeth Vikings at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Sanford has four straight victories, St. Elizabeth has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
St. Elizabeth's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Friday: Sanford had not allowed a single run the last four times they've hit the field. Sanford never let Tatnall onto the board and left with a 12-0 win on Thursday. The result was nothing new for Sanford, who have now won five games by seven runs or more so far this season.
The team relied heavily on Luke Filliben, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Brady Fox was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, St. Elizabeth fell victim to Conrad Science and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 10-0 walloping at the hands of the Red Wolves.
Nicholas Mancini made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-2 with two stolen bases.
Sanford pushed their record up to 8-1 with that victory, which was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for St. Elizabeth, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Everything went Sanford's way against St. Elizabeth when the teams last played back in April of 2023 as Sanford made off with a 14-8 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was St. Elizabeth's Dustin Green, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be that much easier for Sanford to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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