The Spanish River Sharks will head out on the road to face off against the St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Spanish River proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by seven) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past West Boca Raton 4-3. The Sharks haven't had any issues with the Bulls recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Dylan Werblow looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in February.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Roman Zabala, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in February. Sean Beaulieu also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Meanwhile, St. Thomas Aquinas had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.2 runs) and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Chiefs by a score of 12-9.
Nico Sabatino was a standout: he scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Joshua Jennings, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with one triple and two RBI.
St. Thomas Aquinas always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .585. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .500 or higher in six consecutive matches.
St. Thomas Aquinas pushed their record up to 14-4-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.8 runs over those games. As for Spanish River, their record is now 10-8.
Spanish River suffered a grim 10-2 defeat to St. Thomas Aquinas in their previous meeting back in May of 2019. Can Spanish River avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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