With a playoff game on the line, Bonanza rose to the challenge on Thursday. They blew past the Clark Chargers 12-6. The result was nothing new for Bonanza, who have now won 11 games by six runs or more so far this season.
Tyson Owens made a big impact no matter where he played. He tossed seven innings while giving up six earned runs off eight hits. Owens has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Owens was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with a home run, four runs, and two doubles.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Dominic Gonzalez, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and a double. Lane Klump was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
On Clark's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Lewandowski, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Cole Baren, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Bonanza has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-17 record this season. As for Clark, their loss dropped their record down to 13-13.
Bonanza is on the road again on Friday to play Sierra Vista at 1:30 p.m. Sierra Vista's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Bonanza's hitters will have their work cut out for them. Clark does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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