Santa Clara got themselves on the board against Grace on Thursday, but Grace never followed suit. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Grace Lancers and snuck past 1-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for Santa Clara.
Not much got past Kadyn Sanchez, who gave up just one hit and racked up nine Ks to keep Grace off the board. Sanchez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Santa Clara's win was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Alehsandra Martinez, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Santa Clara's victory bumped their record up to 10-11. As for Grace, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 16-3-1.
Santa Clara will head out on the road to face off against Ocean View at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Santa Clara is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses. As for Grace, they will be playing at home against Arroyo at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Arroyo: 3.4, Grace: 2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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