04/11/25 @ Hammond | 25 |
03/08/25 vs Hammond | 24 |
03/08/25 @ Hammond | 24 |
04/10/25 vs Independence | 19 |
02/19/25 vs St. Scholastica | 18 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask St. Thomas Aquinas). Everything went their way against the Hammond Tornadoes on Friday as they made off with a 25-9 win. Considering the Falcons have won seven games by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Miley Rogers and Rylie Inzinna made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Rogers pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Inzinna struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up four earned (and five unearned) runs off seven hits. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in March. At the plate, Rogers scored three runs while going 1-for-5, while Inzinna scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, St. Thomas Aquinas got a massive performance out of Brooklyn Beauchamp, who went 4-for-5 with six RBI, four runs, and three doubles. That's the most runs Beauchamp has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Lylah Madere, who scored six runs and stole three bases while going 4-for-6.
St. Thomas Aquinas kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 23 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
St. Thomas Aquinas is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 10-13 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.0 runs over those games. As for Hammond, they dropped their record down to 3-23 with the loss, which was their sixth straight at home.
Coming up, St. Thomas Aquinas will head out to square off against Holden at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Falcons are facing the Rockets at the right time seeing as the Rockets are stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Hammond, they will welcome Springfield at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Bulldogs will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
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