Aquinas's tournament run continued when they took on Ayala on Thursday. Aquinas walked away with an 8-3 win over Ayala. That's two games straight that the Falcons have won by exactly five runs.
Jonathan Tena and Estaban Olazaba did most of the damage at the plate: Tena scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-3, while Olazaba scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Carter Hadnot was another key player, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
Aquinas was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Ayala only posted a batting average of .174.
The victory made it two in a row for Aquinas and bumps their season record up to 7-1. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 5 runs in those games. As for Ayala, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-5.
Aquinas and Ayala should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps California Rankings. Aquinas will challenge Gahr at 6:00 p.m. on Friday up 575 places (28 vs. 603). Meanwhile, Ayala (ranked 15th) will meet Walnut (ranked 512th) at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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