Bishop had already proven themselves in the regular season, and didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. Everything went their way against the Port Isabel Tarpons on Thursday as the Bishop Badgers made off with an 8-1 victory. Bishop might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 11 contests by six runs or more this season.
Cambri Rios made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 15 over seven innings pitched. Rios has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Rios was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Amanda Muniz was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while going 2-for-3. Jasmine Ramirez was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
The win made it two in a row for Bishop and bumps their season record up to 19-8-1. As for Port Isabel, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-15.
Bishop will have a chance to go back-to-back against Port Isabel: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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