Santa Paula had lost six straight on the road, but on Saturday they dropped down to 11-14 to make it seven. They fell 8-5 to the St. Bonaventure Seraphs. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Seraphs this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-2 back in March.
As for St. Bonaventure, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 15 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.7 runs over those games.
For St. Bonaventure's part, Collin Barker was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. That's the most RBI Barker has posted since back in March. Lukas Devericks was another key player, going 1-for-3 with three runs.
Coming up, Santa Paula will welcome Rio Mesa at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for St. Bonaventure, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 2-1 victory against Foothill Tech on the 27th.
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