Softball Recap: Hamilton Has No Trouble Against Portola

Hamilton's game last Monday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They blew past the Portola Tigers 9-2. This was payback for the Braves, who suffered a 19-5 loss the last time these two teams met.

Ally Odem

Runs Batted In (Career)

04/11/25 vs Portola	3
03/26/24 @ CORE Butte	1
03/21/24 vs Williams	1
03/16/24 vs Fall River	1

The team relied heavily on Ally Odem, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in RBI (three). Emzly Punzo was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.

Hamilton was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .419. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

Hamilton's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-7. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.3 runs over those games. As for Portola, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-6-1.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: the Tigers beat Hamilton by a score of 8-7 later that day.