Baseball Recap: St. Thomas Aquinas' Run of 11 Straight Wins Now Over

Raiders

Previous 5 Games

05/08/25 vs Doral Academy	3-5
05/07/25 vs Doral Academy	8-4
05/01/25 vs West Boca Raton	4-2
04/30/25 vs West Boca Raton	9-2
04/24/25 vs Ida Baker	17-0

Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, St. Thomas Aquinas couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They fell just short of the Doral Academy Firebirds by a score of 5-3 on Thursday. The Raiders' defeat signaled the end of their 11-game winning streak.

St. Thomas Aquinas got a good showing from Nick Fernandez, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Fernandez has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Andrew Alvarez was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-2 with one home run and three RBI.

St. Thomas Aquinas' loss dropped their record down to 26-6-1. As for Doral Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 27-7-1 record this season.

While St. Thomas Aquinas had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair will be back at it again later today.