The Aquinas Falcons will take on the Corona Panthers at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Aquinas sitting on 14 straight wins and Corona on five.
Aquinas is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Notre Dame (SO).
Aquinas' win was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Gavin Egan, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Corona faced Mater Dei in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Corona narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Mater Dei 3-1.
Anthony Murphy was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Aquinas has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 23-6 record this season. As for Corona, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 27-3.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Aquinas has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Corona struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Aquinas might still be hurting after the 8-0 defeat they got from Corona in their previous matchup back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Corona's Seth Hernandez, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched. Now that Aquinas knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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