Ballard is 2-8 against St. Xavier since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Ballard Bruins will look to defend their home field against the St. Xavier Tigers at 5:00 p.m. Ballard will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak alive.
Ballard is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kentucky's top teams: Eastern, who was ranked 23rd in their home state at the time (Ballard was ranked fourth). Ballard's pitchers stepped up to hand Eastern a 4-0 shutout on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, St. Xavier started off well but failed to capitalize on an early lead against Beechwood. They fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 7-6 on Wednesday.
Luke Wright made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Jacob Buehner was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, St. Xavier hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Beechwood struck out nine times.
Ballard is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-4 record this season. As for St. Xavier, their loss dropped their record down to 14-14.
Ballard suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to St. Xavier in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Will Ballard have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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