Baseball Recap: St. Xavier Bombers vs. Cathedral Fighting Irish
St. Xavier won the last time they faced Cathedral, and things went their way on Saturday too. The St. Xavier Bombers came out on top in a nail-biter against the Cathedral Fighting Irish and snuck past 3-2. Despite the win, that was the fewest runs St. Xavier has scored all season.
St. Xavier saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Matthew Hoerst, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Weber, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
On Cathedral's side, Ethan Dorsey was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Bo Cooper was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Zander Carnahan, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
The victory got St. Xavier back to even at 3-3. As for Cathedral, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-3.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat St. Xavier by a score of 4-1 later that day.
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