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

The Blue Valley Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the Saint Thomas Aquinas Saints on Thursday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Blue Valley's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They walked away with a 5-0 win over Washburn Rural.

Meanwhile, Saint Thomas Aquinas had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Monday. They were the clear victors by an 8-0 margin over the Salthawks. The result was nothing new for the Saints, who have now won seven contests by seven runs or more so far this season.

Saint Thomas Aquinas' victory bumped their record up to 15-2. As for Blue Valley, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season.

Blue Valley beat Saint Thomas Aquinas 6-1 when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Do the Tigers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Saints turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.