Aquinas waltzed into their game on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Boone Central Cardinals by a score of 8-4. That's two games straight that the Monarchs have won by exactly four runs.
Faith Samek
| 10/07/25 @ Boone Central | 12 |
| 09/30/25 vs Polk County | 10 |
| 09/27/25 @ St. Paul | 3 |
| 09/27/25 vs NEN | 7 |
| 09/27/25 vs Southern Valley/Alma | 7 |
| + 7 more games |
Faith Samek made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in September. She was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two runs, two doubles, and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Brookelynn Banholzer, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Those three RBI gave her a new career-high.
Aquinas was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. They are 8-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
The win got Aquinas back to even at 13-13. As for Boone Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-13.
Aquinas wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, a 10-0 loss against Bishop Neumann on the 7th. Boone Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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