With a playoff game on the line, Rancho Mirage rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the St. Bonaventure Seraphs 4-2. Four seems to be a good number for Rancho Mirage as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Malakai Lopez was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Lopez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Lopez was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
On St. Bonaventure's side, Ricky Estrada was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched 7.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, St. Bonaventure saw nine different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Max Peters, who went 2-for-5 with a stolen base.
Even though they lost, St. Bonaventure kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Rancho Mirage only hit four.
The win was the fifth in a row for Rancho Mirage, bringing their record for this year to 23-7. As for St. Bonaventure, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-14-1.
Rancho Mirage will head out on the road to square off against Salesian at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Salesian: 4, Rancho Mirage: 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned. St. Bonaventure does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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