It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Hope Christian can now relate to. They fell just short of the Artesia Bulldogs by a score of 7-5 on Thursday.
Nolan Garcia made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Caleb Pena, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one double.
Hope Christian's loss dropped their record down to 18-11. As for Artesia, the victory (which was their 12th in a row) raised their record to 23-6.
Hope Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Artesia, their homestand will continue as they prepare to take on Goddard at 12:30 p.m. on Friday.
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