The Bishop Badgers will square off against the Sinton Pirates on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Bishop is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They never let Port Isabel onto the board and left with a 15-0 win. Winning may never get old, but Bishop sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Cambri Rios made a splash no matter where she played. She pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Rios has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Rios was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Bishop got a massive performance out of Ayla Gonzales, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jasmine Ramirez, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Sinton had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They were the clear victor by an 11-0 margin over the Bulldogs.
Like Bishop, Sinton also got a great game from a two-way player: JAMIE BURCH. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. BURCH was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-1 with two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Caylen Castro, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Alyah Medrano was another key contributor, going 2-for-2 with a triple and a double.
Bishop is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-8-1 record this season. As for Sinton, their victory bumped their record up to 23-7-1.
Bishop skirted past Sinton 2-1 in their previous matchup back in March of 2022. Does Bishop have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sinton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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