St. Xavier was the 9-1 winner over Henry Clay when they last played one another back in March of 2021, but their luck changed this time around. The Tigers took a 9-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Blue Devils on Saturday.
Carson Vavro was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaxon Coomer, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one RBI.
St. Xavier has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 21-8 record this season. As for Henry Clay, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 13-8.
Coming up, St. Xavier will venture away from home to take on McCracken County at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Tigers 3.4, the Mustangs 2.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Henry Clay, they will take on Bryan Station at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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