
Raiders
05/01/25 vs West Boca Raton | 4-2 |
04/30/25 vs West Boca Raton | 9-2 |
04/24/25 vs Ida Baker | 17-0 |
04/23/25 vs Ida Baker | 11-0 |
04/17/25 vs Flanagan | 14-4 |
+ 5 more games |
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only St. Thomas Aquinas walked away with it. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the West Boca Raton Bulls on Thursday, sneaking past 4-2. The win was familiar territory for the Raiders, who have now won ten games in a row.
Zack Malvasio made a big impact no matter where he played. He tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. What's more, he posted two strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March. He was even better at the plate, firing off two home runs and three RBI while going 2-for-3.
In other pitching news, Julian Diaz looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit.
Malvasio wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jonathan Lopez, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
St. Thomas Aquinas lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now launched at least two home runs in 12 consecutive matches.
St. Thomas Aquinas pushed their record up to 25-5-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home. The team dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 9.2 runs. As for West Boca Raton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 15-17.
As of now, neither St. Thomas Aquinas nor the Bulls have any future games scheduled.
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