Baseball Game Preview: Saint Thomas Aquinas Saints vs. Blue Valley Tigers

The Saint Thomas Aquinas Saints will challenge the Blue Valley Tigers on Thursday. Saint Thomas Aquinas is coming into the match hot, having won their last four games.

If Saint Thomas Aquinas beats Blue Valley with eight runs on Thursday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. The Saints' pitchers stepped up to hand Hutchinson an 8-0 shutout on Monday. The result was nothing new for the Saints, who have now won seven games by seven runs or more so far this season.

Meanwhile, Blue Valley earned a 5-0 win over Washburn Rural on Monday.

Saint Thomas Aquinas' victory bumped their record up to 15-2. As for Blue Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season.

Saint Thomas Aquinas came up short against Blue Valley in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, falling 6-1. Can the Saints avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.