The St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders will challenge the Jupiter Warriors at 6:31 p.m. on Friday. St. Thomas Aquinas knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with ten runs or more in their past four matchups -- so hopefully Jupiter likes a good challenge.
Jupiter's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Friday: St. Thomas Aquinas hadn't allowed a single run the last three times they've hit the field. St. Thomas Aquinas put the hurt on McArthur with a sharp 16-0 victory on Wednesday. The result was nothing new for the Raiders, who have now won eight games by six runs or more so far this season.
Luke Megally looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. What's more, he gave up only zero earned runs, the fewest he's had since back in February.
On the hitting side, Andrew Alvarez was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. What's more, he posted two RBI, the most he's had since back in February. Brady Buxbaum also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
St. Thomas Aquinas always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .667. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Jupiter suffered their closest loss since March 1, 2024 on Wednesday. They fell just short of West Boca Raton by a score of 6-4.
Colton Schwarz made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 1-for-3. Ryan Senecal was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base.
St. Thomas Aquinas is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-4-1 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games. Jupiter's defeat dropped their record down to 12-4.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. St. Thomas Aquinas hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Jupiter struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
