St. Thomas More Academy entered their tilt with Thales Academy Apex with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Thales Academy Apex Titans on Friday and snuck past 3-2. For St. Thomas More Academy, this counts as revenge for the 16-11 defeat Thales Academy Apex walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March.
Tyler Vincent made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Vincent has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Vincent was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Vincent wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Chris Zwirblia, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
St. Thomas More Academy's win bumped their record up to 3-4-1. As for Thales Academy Apex, their loss dropped their record down to 5-7.
St. Thomas More Academy is on the road again on Monday to play Trinity Academy at 4:15 p.m. Trinity Academy has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 13.43 runs per game on average), something St. Thomas More Academy will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Thales Academy Apex, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against O'Neal at 3:30 p.m. O'Neal's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Thales Academy Apex's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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