St. Thomas Aquinas hasn't had much luck against Palm Beach Gardens recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Raiders will look to defend their home field against the Gators at 6:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with St. Thomas Aquinas sitting on three straight victories and Palm Beach Gardens on six.
If St. Thomas Aquinas beats Palm Beach Gardens with eight runs on Wednesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. The Raiders walked away with an 8-5 win over Spanish River on Monday.
Meanwhile, Palm Beach Gardens made easy work of Martin County on Tuesday and carried off a 13-2 victory. The result was nothing new for the Gators, who have now won six games by six runs or more so far this season.
Sydney Shaffer tossed a big game, striking out nine batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Palm Beach Gardens got a massive performance out of Reagan Towns, who went 2-for-3 with one home run and five RBI. Those five RBI gave Towns a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Holly Frankl, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Palm Beach Gardens' win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-5. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for St. Thomas Aquinas, their win bumped their record up to 9-10.
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