With a playoff game on the line, Sonoma Valley rose to the challenge on Friday. They were the clear victor by an 8-2 margin over the Bishop O'Dowd Dragons. The win was familiar territory for Sonoma Valley who now have three in a row.
Andrew Bonfigli made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Bonfigli was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a home run and four RBI.
Bonfigli wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Beau Jurasek, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
On Bishop O'Dowd's side, Nikolas Haas was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out nine batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off five hits. Haas has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
Even though they lost, Bishop O'Dowd didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Sonoma Valley only tossed three.
Sonoma Valley has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-13 record this season. As for Bishop O'Dowd, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 15-11-1.
Sonoma Valley will head out on the road to challenge Campolindo at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Campolindo is coming into the match with four straight victories at home, so Sonoma Valley will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. Bishop O'Dowd does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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