The Aquinas Falcons will look to defend their home field on Friday against the El Rancho Dons at 5:00 p.m. Aquinas will be looking to extend their current 11-game winning streak.
Aquinas' pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They had just enough and edged Xavier Prep out 1-0.
Xavier Prep's batters probably weren't too happy with Adrian Lopez, who pitched a no hitter (he gave up a single walk). Lopez has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Aquinas' victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Landon Young, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, El Rancho beat Santa Fe 8-5 on Thursday. That's two games straight that El Rancho has won by exactly three runs.
Nate Preciado was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Preciado was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, David Aguirre was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-3. Miguel Mejia was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Aquinas is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-6 record this season. As for El Rancho, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-15.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Aquinas has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.1 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like El Rancho struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.3. The only question left is which team can snag more. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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