Baseball Game Preview: West Broward Bobcats vs. St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders

By Team Reports Mar 15, 2025, 10:34pm

Baseball Preview: West Broward Bobcats vs. St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders

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The West Broward Bobcats will venture away from home to face off against the St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. West Broward will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.

On Saturday, West Broward beat Miller School of Albemarle 5-2.

Angel Figueroa

Batters Struck Out

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Angel Figueroa looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. What's more, he posted four strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March of 2024.

On the hitting side, West Broward saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Isaiah DelValle, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.

Meanwhile, St. Thomas Aquinas never let their opponents score on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 10-0 margin over Miami Christian. The Raiders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by six runs or more this season.

Thomas Giltner tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Jonathan Lopez and Nico Sabatino did most of the damage at the plate: Lopez got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one home run, two runs, and two RBI, while Sabatino scored two runs and stole Four bases. while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Zack Malvasio, who went 1-for-2 with one home run and four RBI.

St. Thomas Aquinas always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .615. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

The win made it two in a row for St. Thomas Aquinas and bumps their season record up to 10-4-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 8 runs. As for West Broward, their record now sits at 8-5.

Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. West Broward hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like St. Thomas Aquinas struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1.5 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.

West Broward skirted past St. Thomas Aquinas 5-4 in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Broward since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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