Garfield stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Bishop Blanchet Bears as the Garfield Bulldogs made off with a 17-5 victory. Winning may never get old, but Garfield sure is getting used to it with their ninth in a row.
Garfield got a great performance from Sammy Breckenridge as she tossed five innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits. Breckenridge has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Jordana King was a standout: she went 3-for-5 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaitlyn Washington, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple.
Garfield pushed their record up to 10-2 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 18.4 runs per game. As for Bishop Blanchet, they are on a seven-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Garfield will take on Nathan Hale at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Nathan Hale is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10 runs per game this season. As for Bishop Blanchet, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Holy Names Academy at 3:30 p.m. on April 9th.
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