GOSHEN, Ind. - Grace College's softball team dropped a pair of road games to Goshen College on Friday afternoon.

The Lancers offense was muted by the Maple Leafs throughout the afternoon, being limited to one run in both contests.

In the second inning, Goshen drew first blood. The Maple Leafs took advantage of a lead-off walk to cross the first run of the game and capture a 1-0 lead.

Montana Brincks singled in the home half of the third inning, but Grace was unable to string together the needed hits to threaten offensively.

The Maple Leafs doubled their lead in their portion of the third as Goshen took advantage of a trio of hits. Three more Maple Leaf runs in the fourth inning seemed to blow the game open.

Bree Gardinier got the Lancers on the board in the fifth inning with her second home run of the season.

Grace was unable to find the needed offense late to pressure Goshen's lead, falling 5-1 in the first game of the afternoon.

Kiersten Fickas and Alexis Bergman each went three innings in the circle and managed seven strikeouts between them.

In game number two, the Lancers threatened with a pair of first inning singles, but were unable to produce a go-ahead run.

Goshen then jumped out to a 2-0 lead after five batters reached base in the first inning.

Jeri Ellis worked scoreless innings in the second and third, but Grace was unable to close the gap.

Two more runs from the Maple Leafs in the fourth inning put the Lancers at a 4-0 disadvantage.

Grace would once again find its offense in the fifth inning. Brincks started things off with a lead off single and freshman Brenna Elgin moved her to third base with a double.

Ellis brought Brincks in to score and got credit for the RBI, but the Lancers rally stopped there.

Goshen responded with five runs in the home half of the inning to lay claim to the 9-1 victory.

The Lancers will be back in action on Monday as they travel to No. 6 Indiana Wesleyan on Monday afternoon.