The Santa Clara Saints will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the St. Bonaventure Seraphs at 4:00 p.m.
Santa Clara's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Grace on Tuesday. They fell 4-0 to the Lancers. The match marked the first time this season in which Santa Clara was not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, St. Bonaventure can now show off 11 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Thursday. Everything went their way against Bishop Diego as St. Bonaventure made off with a 13-1 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for St. Bonaventure considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
Rachel Godoy made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over six innings pitched. Godoy has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Godoy was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Leea Martinez was a standout: she scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Azaria Aguilar, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Santa Clara now has a losing record at 7-8. As for St. Bonaventure, their victory bumped their record up to 16-2-1.
Both the pair just can't seem to miss. Santa Clara has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.6 hits per game. However, it's not like St. Bonaventure struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 5.1. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Santa Clara suffered a grim 7-1 defeat to St. Bonaventure when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Godoy, who tossed seven innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. Now that Santa Clara knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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