With a playoff game on the line, West Boca Raton rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They won by a run and slipped past the St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders 4-3. The win was nothing new for West Boca Raton as they're now sitting on three straight.
James Litman tossed a big game, striking out nine batters over 6.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, West Boca Raton's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Lichtenberger, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and a double. Lichtenberger has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On St. Thomas Aquinas' side, Anthony Ciscar was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up four earned runs off five hits.
At the plate, Zack Malvasio made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
West Boca Raton's win bumped their record up to 17-11. As for St. Thomas Aquinas, they dropped their record down to 18-10 with that defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road.
West Boca Raton will be playing at home against South Broward at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. South Broward will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something West Boca Raton surely won't give up without a fight. St. Thomas Aquinas does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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