With a playoff game on the line, Saint Joseph rose to the challenge on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Ontario Christian Knights as they made off with a 12-2 victory. The result was nothing new for Saint Joseph, who have now won 11 contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Eris Garcia spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on four hits and racked up 12 Ks.
On the hitting side, Breanna Ochoa was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing a base while going 5-for-5. Allison Gutierrez was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
On Ontario Christian's side, Alyse Campos was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Saint Joseph has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season. As for Ontario Christian, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-13.
Saint Joseph will play host again on Tuesday to welcome Santiago, where first pitch is scheduled at 3:15 p.m. Santiago will roll in looking for their eighth straight win, something Saint Joseph surely won't give up without a fight. Ontario Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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