St. Bonaventure lost against Grace last Tuesday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The St. Bonaventure Seraphs might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 2-1 to the Grace Lancers, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for St. Bonaventure in their matchups with Grace: they've now lost seven in a row.
Ricky Estrada was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits.
On the hitting side, St. Bonaventure saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Max Peters, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
On Grace's side, Nate Slaton spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on three hits. Slaton has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Lucas Martinov, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI.
St. Bonaventure's defeat dropped their record down to 9-12-1. As for Grace, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-11 record this season.
St. Bonaventure will be playing at home against Castaic at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Grace, they are on the road again on Monday to play Bishop Diego at 4:00 p.m.
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