The Santa Clara Saints will challenge the Grace Lancers at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Santa Clara is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 12 runs last Thursday, they were much more limited against St. Bonaventure on Tuesday. They came up short against the Seraphs, falling 16-0. The game marked the first time this season in which the Saints were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Grace had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it five last Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Flashes a 10-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Lancers, who have now won four matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Santa Clara's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-2. As for Grace, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
Santa Clara skirted past Grace 1-0 in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Santa Clara since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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