Grace won against Simi Valley last Thursday with four runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Tuesday. The Grace Lancers had just enough and edged the St. Bonaventure Seraphs out 4-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for Grace.
Rosy Salazar made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over 6.2 innings pitched. Salazar has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. Salazar was also solid in the batter's box, 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.
Like Grace, St. Bonaventure also got a great game from a two-way player: Rachel Godoy. On the mound, she tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (she also only allowed one walk). Godoy was also big at the plate, 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.
Grace's win bumped their record up to 13-1-1. As for St. Bonaventure, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-2-1.
Grace will head out on the road to take on Foothill Tech at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The timing isn't great for Foothill Tech: they have been struggling with three straight losses at home, while Grace has snatched up three consecutive wins on the road. As for St. Bonaventure, they will face off against Bishop Diego at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. St. Bonaventure is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.
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