The Pembroke Pines Charter Jaguars are taking a road trip to square off against the St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Pembroke Pines Charter is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last three games.
Pembroke Pines Charter is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They came out on top against Bayside by a score of 4-1.
Meanwhile, St. Thomas Aquinas' rock-solid pitchers showed up for the team's third consecutive shutout on Thursday. They didn't even let Varela on the board, marking the Raiders' second-straight 15-0 shutout. Considering the Raiders have won eight games by more than seven runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Lavinia Miller looked comfortable as she tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Sara Wrzosek was a standout: she went a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run, one stolen base, and two RBI. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Melanie Sweet, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one triple.
St. Thomas Aquinas was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .786. They are 6-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
St. Thomas Aquinas has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 14-12 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for Pembroke Pines Charter, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-14.
Pembroke Pines Charter came up short against St. Thomas Aquinas in their previous meeting back in March of 2021, falling 4-0. Can the Jaguars avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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