The St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders will face off against the Saint Andrew's Scots at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
St. Thomas Aquinas' pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 10-0 margin over South Plantation. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Raiders.
Jake Weiss looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, St. Thomas Aquinas got a massive performance out of Cole Lasher, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Zack Malvasio, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
St. Thomas Aquinas hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as South Plantation struck out seven times.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Saint Andrew's, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. Everything went their way against Olympic Heights on Thursday as Saint Andrew's made off with a 16-0 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Scots considering their two-run performance the game before.
Saint Andrew's victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 1-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 12.4 runs. As for St. Thomas Aquinas, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
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