Baseball Game Preview: St. Xavier Tigers vs. Floyd Central Highlanders

Tigers

Runs

04/16/25 @ Male	7
04/15/25 vs DeSales	3
04/12/25 vs Providence Catholic	3
04/12/25 vs Providence Catholic	3
04/08/25 @ North Bullitt	13
+ 12 more games

St. Xavier has gone 7-1 against Floyd Central recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Tigers will take on the Highlanders at 6:00 p.m. St. Xavier is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.

Floyd Central will be up against a hot St. Xavier team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. The Tigers came out on top against Male by a score of 7-3 on Wednesday.

Kaden Ford spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on six hits and racked up six Ks.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jaxon Coomer, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Oakley Clevenger also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.

Meanwhile, Floyd Central came up short against New Albany on Wednesday and fell 7-3.

St. Xavier's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-4. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Floyd Central, they now have a losing record of 3-4.

St. Xavier came out on top in a nail-biter against Floyd Central when the teams last played back in April of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Tigers since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.