The St. Thomas Aquinas boys lacrosse team was tested for the first time in a while on Saturday night. Entering the contest, the Raiders were 18-3 with only one loss coming to a team from the state of Florida.
STA watched a 8-5 lead in the fourth quarter slip through their hands as Jupiter tallied three late goals to send the contest into overtime.
Then, the Raiders responded.
Diego Salazar scored the sudden-death game winner to defeat Jupiter 9-8 and advance to the FHSAA State Series.
The Raiders will play Plant at 2:00 p.m. on Thu., May 8 in the State Semifinals. STA is looking for their first state championship since 2022.
