Aquinas can finally bid farewell to their four-game losing streak thanks to their game on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Salpointe Catholic Lancers as the Aquinas Falcons made off with an 11-1 victory. Aquinas' win was all the more impressive since Salpointe Catholic was averaging only 4.07 runs allowed on the season.
Nate Christman made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Christman has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Christman was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Aquinas let Landon Young and Mason Greenhouse loose on the outfield. Young went 2-for-3 with a home run and a stolen base, while Greenhouse scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Young has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Chase Davidson, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all two of his plate appearances.
On Salpointe Catholic's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aciel Guillen, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Aquinas' victory bumped their record up to 8-5. As for Salpointe Catholic, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-4-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Aquinas will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Ontario Christian at 3:30 p.m. on April 8th. Aquinas' pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so Ontario Christian's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Salpointe Catholic, they will head out on the road to take on Sahuaro at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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