Fortuna stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They put the hurt on the St. Bernard's Crusaders with a sharp 8-1 victory. That's two games straight that Fortuna has won by exactly seven runs.
Isabel Sanchez made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 14 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Sanchez has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Sanchez was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Olivia Hayes, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Myra Hayes, who went 4-for-4 with an RBI.
On St. Bernard's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kyna Tupua, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Fortuna is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for St. Bernard's, their loss dropped their record down to 16-9.
Fortuna will be playing in front of their home fans against Del Norte at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Fortuna is on a seven-game streak of home wins, Del Norte a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. St. Bernard's will take on The Bay School at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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