It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Winchester Thurston ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They blew past the Aquinas Academy Crusaders 11-4. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Winchester Thurston also won the last time the pair played back in April.
Sam McComb was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 12 over 6.2 innings pitched. McComb was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Lucas Picher, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Benji Smuckler, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
On Aquinas Academy's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ian Patterson, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Winchester Thurston pushed their record up to 4-2 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Aquinas Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Hillel Academy the next time they take the field. Aquinas Academy will host Hillel Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, while Winchester Thurston will host them at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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