In their first game on Thursday, the Coral Reef Barracudas came up short against the St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders and fell 8-4. Coral Reef has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Rachel Hawkins was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-4 with a home run.
On St. Thomas Aquinas' side, they got a great performance from Taylor Goad as she tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, Kelsey Fernandes was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Paige Boccuzzi was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4.
Coral Reef's defeat dropped their record down to 10-7. As for St. Thomas Aquinas, their victory bumped their record up to 11-8.
Coral Reef will challenge Park Vista at 5:30 p.m. in their second game on Thursday. Park Vista will roll in looking for their ninth straight win, something Coral Reef surely won't give up without a fight. As for St. Thomas Aquinas, they will be staying on the road in their first game on Friday to face off against Fort Myers at 10:30 a.m. Fort Myers is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.
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