Thursday just wasn't the day for Santa Clara's offense. They suffered a rough 8-0 defeat at the hands of the St. Bonaventure Seraphs on Thursday. Santa Clara has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Alyssa Zaragoza spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and five unearned) runs on ten hits.
On St. Bonaventure's side, Azaria Aguilar was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Aguilar has been nothing but reliable: 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 Laura Lynch, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.
Santa Clara now has a losing record at 8-9. As for St. Bonaventure, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-2-1.
Santa Clara is on the road again on Saturday to play Dos Pueblos at 10:30 a.m. As for St. Bonaventure, they will be playing at home against Grace at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Grace will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something St. Bonaventure surely won't give up without a fight.
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