Grace and St. Bonaventure are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2018, but likely not for long. The Grace Lancers have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the St. Bonaventure Seraphs at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Grace narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Thacher 5-4.
Nico Kajiwara was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Kajiwara was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Lucas Martinov, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Noah Cooper was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
St. Bonaventure never got on the board in their matchup on Wednesday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Bishop Diego last Friday. They put the hurt on the Cardinals with a sharp 14-2 win.
Like Grace, St. Bonaventure also got a great game from a two-way player: Ricky Estrada. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Estrada was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and a stolen base.
In other batting news, St. Bonaventure let Rowen Kaiser and Nate Lajoie loose on the outfield. Kaiser scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2, while Lajoie scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Collin Barker, who scored two runs while getting on base in all two of his plate appearances.
Grace has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-10 record this season. As for St. Bonaventure, their victory bumped their record up to 9-10-1.
Grace beat St. Bonaventure 3-0 when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Does Grace have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Bonaventure turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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