Raiders
| 03/19/25 vs McArthur | 16 |
| 03/18/25 vs West Broward | 15 |
| 03/21/25 @ Jupiter | 14 |
| 02/25/25 vs Western | 12 |
| 04/03/25 vs Nova | 11 |
St. Thomas Aquinas lost to West Boca Raton back in May of 2024, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Friday. The Raiders blew past the Bulls 13-5. The result was nothing new for the Raiders, who have now won 12 games by six runs or more so far this season.
Jonathan Lopez made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over five innings pitched. He has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Brady Buxbaum and Andrew Alvarez did most of the damage at the plate: Buxbaum fired off two home runs and four RBI while going 3-for-4, while Alvarez went 2-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and one double. That's the most RBI Buxbaum has posted since back in February. The team also got some help courtesy of Nico Sabatino, who scored two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
St. Thomas Aquinas always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .658. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as West Boca Raton only posted an OBP of .379.
St. Thomas Aquinas is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-5-1 record this season. The team dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 10.3 runs. As for West Boca Raton, they dropped their record down to 8-13 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Looking ahead, St. Thomas Aquinas will be playing at home against Everglades at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for West Boca Raton, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 4-1 victory against Olympic Heights on the 7th.
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