Aquinas has gone 7-2 against Cross Creek recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Aquinas Fightin' Irish will be playing in front of their home fans against the Cross Creek Razorbacks at 5:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Aquinas has four straight victories, Cross Creek has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Aquinas barely beat Burke County the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Aquinas put the hurt on Burke County with a sharp 19-8 win on Thursday. The Fightin' Irish might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matches by ten runs or more this season.
James Sherry
| 03/20/25 @ Burke County | 4 |
| 02/25/25 @ Baldwin | 3 |
| 02/20/25 vs Westminster Schools of Augusta | 3 |
| 03/29/24 @ Lincoln County | 3 |
| 03/14/25 @ Howard | 2 |
Whit Hankinson and James Sherry were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Hankinson tossed three innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Sherry pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. That's the first time he hasn't allowed a single hit since back in March of 2024. At the plate, Hankinson scored two runs while going 2-for-4, while Sherry scored four runs and stole Five bases. while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. The dominant performance gave Sherry a new career-high in runs.
In other batting news, Jim Franklin and Greg Doman did most of the damage at the plate: Franklin scored two runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances, while Doman scored two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. What's more, Franklin posted three hits, the most he's had since back in March of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Will Parrish, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Cross Creek fell victim to Aquinas and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They came up short against the Fightin' Irish, falling 19-0.
Aquinas pushed their record up to 11-4 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 11 hits in those games compared to only 5.58 in the others. As for Cross Creek, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
Aquinas took their win against Cross Creek in their previous matchup on Wednesday by a conclusive 19-0. Will Aquinas repeat their success, or does Cross Creek have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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