The Spanish River Sharks will challenge the St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Spanish River's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so St. Thomas Aquinas' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Last Thursday, Spanish River didn't have quite enough to beat American Heritage and fell 2-1. The Sharks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, St. Thomas Aquinas owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Thursday. They were the clear victors by an 8-0 margin over Western. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Raiders have posted against the Wildcats since April 6, 2015.
The result came thanks to Lavinia Miller's shutout, as she gave up just four hits. She has been consistent : she hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, St. Thomas Aquinas let Reese Randall and Jessica Sacca run wild. Randall scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Sacca scored two runs. The dominant performance also gave Sacca a new career-high in RBI (two). Another player making a difference was Sara Wrzosek, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one RBI.
St. Thomas Aquinas' win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-10. As for Spanish River, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-6.
St. Thomas Aquinas' hitters will have their work cut out for them on Tuesday. Spanish River has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.1 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for St. Thomas Aquinas, though, as they've been averaging only 3.8 strikeouts. Will Spanish River keep running through batters, or will the Raiders buck the trend?
Spanish River came out on top in a nail-biter against St. Thomas Aquinas when the teams last played back in March, sneaking past 7-6. Will the Sharks repeat their success, or do the Raiders have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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