The St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders will face off against the South Fork Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as St. Thomas Aquinas comes in on four and South Fork on seven.
St. Thomas Aquinas is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They won by a run and slipped past Pembroke Pines Charter 8-7.
Lavinia Miller spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned (and two unearned) runs on nine hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, St. Thomas Aquinas let Sara Wrzosek and Victoria Brunette run wild. Wrzosek went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and one double, while Brunette went 3-for-4 with three runs, two doubles, and two RBI. That's the most RBI Wrzosek has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Brianna Sims, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI and one run.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: St. Thomas Aquinas kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, South Fork put their dominant pitchers on display in the team's third consecutive shutout on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Sebastian River a 2-0 shutout.
South Fork's win was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-6. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.2 runs over those games. As for St. Thomas Aquinas, their win bumped their record up to 15-12.
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