Preview: St. Bonaventure Seraphs vs. Thacher Toads
The St. Bonaventure Seraphs will head out on the road to challenge the Thacher Toads at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (St. Bonaventure: 3.9, Thacher: 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Monday just wasn't the day for St. Bonaventure's offense. They fell just short of Ashland by a score of 1-0 on Monday.
Ricky Estrada was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, St. Bonaventure saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nate Lajoie, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Thacher put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They were the clear victor by a 15-6 margin over Nordhoff. The result was nothing new for Thacher, who have now won five contests by eight runs or more so far this season.
The team relied heavily on Henry Molfino, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Cole Mason, who got no hits from his one at bat.
St. Bonaventure's defeat dropped their record down to 4-6-1. As for Thacher, they pushed their record up to 8-0 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. St. Bonaventure has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Thacher struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.6 per game. The only question left is which team can snag more. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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