Baseball Game Preview: Indian Hill Braves vs. St. Xavier Bombers

The Indian Hill Braves will challenge the St. Xavier Bombers at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Indian Hill is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.9 runs per game this season.

Indian Hill is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Monroe just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 12-8 to the Hornets.

Devlan Daniel

Runs

04/18/25 @ Monroe	2
04/17/25 vs Batavia	2
04/16/25 @ Finneytown	2
04/09/25 @ Reading	2
04/02/25 vs Purcell Marian	2
+ 2 more games

Devlan Daniel was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two triples, two runs, and one RBI. He has become a key player for Indian Hill: the team is 4-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 2-3 otherwise. Ben Sichel was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base.

Meanwhile, St. Xavier was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took an 8-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of Elder.

Indian Hill's defeat dropped their record down to 6-4. As for St. Xavier, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.

St. Xavier's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Indian Hill hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .356. It's a different story for St. Xavier, though, as they've only averaged .229. Will they be able to contain Indian Hill's hitters?

Indian Hill took their victory against St. Xavier in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 8-2 score. Will the Braves repeat their success, or do the Bombers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.