After a string of five wins, St. Bonaventure's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Grace Lancers by a score of 4-2. St. Bonaventure was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Grace apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April of 2023.
Rachel Godoy was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (she also only allowed one walk). Godoy has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Godoy was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Godoy wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Izzy Padilla, who went 1-for-3 with a triple.
Even though they lost, St. Bonaventure didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Like St. Bonaventure, Grace also got a great game from a two-way player: Rosy Salazar. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run over 6.2 innings pitched. Salazar was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Grace Maguire and Cam Kenny did most of the damage at the plate: Maguire went 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI, while Kenny scored two runs while going 3-for-3.
St. Bonaventure's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-2-1. As for Grace, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-1-1.
St. Bonaventure will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Bishop Diego at 4:00 p.m. St. Bonaventure's pitching crew has only allowed 2.1 runs per game this season, so Bishop Diego's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Grace, they will head out on the road to square off against Foothill Tech at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Grace is facing Foothill Tech at the right time seeing as Foothill Tech is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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