Baseball Game Preview: Saint Thomas Aquinas Saints vs. Hays Indians

The Saint Thomas Aquinas Saints will take on the Hays Indians at 11:00 a.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Saint Thomas Aquinas sitting on six straight wins and Hays on five.

Saint Thomas Aquinas is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Valley Center a 2-0 shutout.

Will Ray made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over seven innings pitched. Ray was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one triple and one run.

In other batting news, Ernesto Lopez was excellent, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

Meanwhile, it was close, but on Thursday Hays sidestepped Shawnee Heights for a 7-6 victory. That's two games straight that the Indians have won by just one run.

Hays' win bumped their record up to 17-8-1. As for Saint Thomas Aquinas, their victory bumped their record up to 17-2.