McArthur had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They never let the St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders onto the board and left with a 4-0 win. For McArthur, this counts as revenge for the 3-0 loss St. Thomas Aquinas walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2023.
Not much got past Devin Grazzal, who gave up just two hits to keep St. Thomas Aquinas off the board. Grazzal has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Tyler Smith, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Even though they lost, St. Thomas Aquinas didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as McArthur only tossed four.
McArthur's victory bumped their record up to 10-3. As for St. Thomas Aquinas, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-4.
McArthur will be playing in front of their home fans against Canterbury at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday. As for St. Thomas Aquinas, they will head out on the road to take on John Carroll Catholic at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. St. Thomas Aquinas is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
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