Baseball Preview: Saint Thomas Aquinas Saints vs. Derby Panthers
The Saint Thomas Aquinas Saints will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Derby Panthers at 12:00 p.m. Saint Thomas Aquinas will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
Saint Thomas Aquinas scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Friday. They walked away with a 9-4 win over Shawnee Mission East. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Saint Thomas Aquinas with their most commanding win of the season.
Meanwhile, Derby faced South in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Derby fell just short of South by a score of 5-3.
Derby got a good showing from Max White, who tossed four innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit. White has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Derby saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jace Hambleton, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Saint Thomas Aquinas now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Derby, their loss dropped their record down to 7-4.
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