St. Thomas Catholic won the last time they faced Lutheran South Academy, and things went their way on Thursday too. The St. Thomas Catholic Eagles came out on top against the Lutheran South Academy Pioneers by a score of 4-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for St. Thomas Catholic.
Donte Lewis made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Lewis has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Lewis was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
In other batting news, St. Thomas Catholic let Ricardo Requena and Luke Edgecomb loose on the outfield. Requena scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Edgecomb went 3-for-4 with two RBI.
St. Thomas Catholic's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-8. Those good results, didn't necessarily come from the team's hitting performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 3.6 runs per game. As for Lutheran South Academy, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 20-5.
St. Thomas Catholic will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Antonian Prep at 4:30 p.m. on April 19th. As for Lutheran South Academy, they are on the road again on Friday to play Frassati Catholic at 4:30 p.m. Lutheran South Academy is facing Frassati Catholic at the right time seeing as Frassati Catholic is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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