With a playoff game on the line, St. Bonaventure rose to the challenge on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Linfield Christian Lions and snuck past 10-8. Winning may never get old, but St. Bonaventure sure is getting used to it with their seventh in a row.
Hudson Ortiz and Janessa Brown did most of the damage at the plate: Ortiz went 2-for-3 with a home run and four RBI, while Brown went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Hallie Barlow, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On Linfield Christian's side, Chloe Hill was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs while going 3-for-5. Sophia Rezkalah was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
St. Bonaventure is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-2-1 record this season. As for Linfield Christian, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 20-5.
St. Bonaventure will challenge Valley Christian at 3:15 p.m. on Saturday. St. Bonaventure is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season. Linfield Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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