St. Bonaventure is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Grace is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The St. Bonaventure Seraphs will take on the Grace Lancers at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (St. Bonaventure: 2, Grace: 1.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
In what's become a running theme this season, St. Bonaventure gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. They never let Santa Clara onto the board and left with an 8-0 victory.
Azaria Aguilar was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Aguilar has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances. Aguilar was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a triple.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Rachel Godoy, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Audrina Tinoco, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Grace had just enough and edged Arleta out 8-7 on Thursday.
Like St. Bonaventure, Grace also got a great game from a two-way player: Rosy Salazar. She struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits (and not a single walk). Salazar was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
In other batting news, Grace let Grace Maguire and Ava Depew loose on the outfield. Maguire scored two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances, while Depew scored a run while going 3-for-4. Cam Kenny was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
St. Bonaventure's win bumped their record up to 17-2-1. As for Grace, their victory bumped their record up to 16-1-1.
Tuesday's matchup will be a test for both team's pitchers. St. Bonaventure hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .369. However, it's not like Grace struggles in that department as they've averaged .332. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
St. Bonaventure couldn't quite finish off Grace in their previous meeting last Tuesday and fell 4-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Salazar, who didn't allow a single earned run over 6.2 innings pitched. Now that St. Bonaventure knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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