After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Hillel Academy, Aquinas Academy was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Summit Academy Knights with a sharp 19-2 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Crusaders considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
Jack Stanton made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Stanton was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Luke Crawford, who scored three runs while going 2-for-2. Jonah Burchill was another key player, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
The win got Aquinas Academy back to even at 1-1. As for Summit Academy, they are on a 15-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Aquinas Academy will have a chance to go back-to-back against Summit Academy: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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