After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Palm Beach Gardens, St. Thomas Aquinas was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Fort Lauderdale Flying L as they made off with a 12-1 win. This was payback for the Raiders, who suffered a 6-0 loss the last time these two teams met.
Ayla Sato
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Ayla Sato tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. What's more, she posted four strikeouts, the most she's had since back in March.
On the hitting side, Victoria Brunette was a standout: she went 1-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. Those three RBI gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jessica Sacca, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI.
St. Thomas Aquinas has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 10-11 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. As for Fort Lauderdale, they moved to 10-5 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. St. Thomas Aquinas will be taking part in a tournament against West Broward at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The Bobcats' pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so the Raiders' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Fort Lauderdale, they will head out to take on Chaminade-Madonna at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Lions have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 10.65 runs per game on average), something the Flying L's will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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