Bishop Diego is 1-9 against Grace since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Bishop Diego Cardinals will look to defend their home field against the Grace Lancers at 4:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Bishop Diego is is headed into Monday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game on Saturday. Their rough 15-0 defeat to Moorpark might stick with them for a while.
Meanwhile, Grace had just enough and edged St. Bonaventure out 2-1 on Thursday.
Nate Slaton spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on three hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, 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.
Bishop Diego's loss dropped their record down to 2-14. As for Grace, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a massive bump to their 11-11 record this season.
Bishop Diego suffered a grim 10-4 defeat to Grace in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can Bishop Diego avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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