Aquinas waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with ten straight wins... but they left with 11. They never let the Xavier Prep Saints onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory. That's more bragging rights for Aquinas, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Xavier Prep's batters probably weren't too happy with Adrian Lopez, who pitched a no hitter (he gave up a single walk). Lopez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Aquinas' win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Landon Young, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Aquinas is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-6 record this season. As for Xavier Prep, their loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 13-15.
Aquinas will be playing at home against El Rancho at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Aquinas' pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so El Rancho's hitters will have their work cut out for them. Xavier Prep does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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