Grace's game last Wednesday was a tough loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Thursday. They skirted past the St. Bonaventure Seraphs 2-1. That's more bragging rights for Grace, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Nate Slaton spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Lucas Martinov was excellent, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI.
On St. Bonaventure's side, Ricky Estrada was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits.
On the hitting side, St. Bonaventure saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Max Peters, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
Grace has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-11 record this season. As for St. Bonaventure, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-12-1.
Grace will head out on the road to take on Bishop Diego at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. As for St. Bonaventure, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Castaic at 11:00 a.m.
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