The Niceville Eagles will square off against the St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Niceville sitting on 11 straight victories and St. Thomas Aquinas on five.
Niceville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They never let Matanzas get on the board and left with a 1-0 win.
The result came thanks to Chloe Bailey's shutout, as she gave up just two hits and racked up 13 Ks. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 12 consecutive appearances.
Meanwhile, St. Thomas Aquinas' hitters rose to the challenge against a Bulldogs pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.46 runs allowed on Thursday. The Raiders were the clear victors by a 10-1 margin over South Fork. Considering the Raiders have won nine contests by more than seven runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Lavinia Miller spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on eight hits and racked up six Ks.
At the plate, Sara Wrzosek was a standout: she got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one home run and two runs. Those two runs gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Christina D'Agostino, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI, one run, and one double.
St. Thomas Aquinas was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .480. They are 7-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Niceville's victory bumped their record up to 21-6. As for St. Thomas Aquinas, their win bumped their record up to 16-12.
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