Aquinas Academy fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Winchester Thurston on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They lost 11-4 to Winchester Thurston. Aquinas Academy has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Aquinas Academy saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ian Patterson, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On Winchester Thurston's side, Sam McComb was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 12 over 6.2 innings pitched. McComb was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
In other batting news, Lucas Picher was incredible, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Benji Smuckler was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Aquinas Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Winchester Thurston, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season.
Coincidentally, the pair will both be playing Hillel Academy the next time they take the field. Aquinas Academy will host Hillel Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, while Winchester Thurston will host them at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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