The Saint Thomas Aquinas Saints will face off against the Rockhurst Hawklets at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Saint Thomas Aquinas' pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Rockhurst's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Saint Thomas Aquinas is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kansas' top teams: Blue Valley, who was ranked second at the time (Saint Thomas Aquinas was ranked third). The Saints took a 9-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Tigers on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Rockhurst got the win against Odessa on Wednesday by a conclusive 12-2. The result was nothing new for the Hawklets, who have now won ten games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Rockhurst is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.7 runs over those games. As for Saint Thomas Aquinas, their loss dropped their record down to 17-5-1.
Saint Thomas Aquinas was able to grind out a solid win over Rockhurst when the teams last played back in May of 2025, winning 10-7. Do the Saints have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Hawklets turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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