The St. Xavier Bombers will square off against the Lakota West Firebirds at 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday. St. Xavier is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51 points per game this season.
St. Xavier is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 45-25 margin over Lebanon. Given the Bombers' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked seventh, while the Warriors are ranked 176th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Donovan Waleskowski
| 02/28/25 vs Lebanon | 83% |
| 02/24/25 vs Colerain | 50% |
| 02/15/25 @ Lakota West | 57% |
| 02/14/25 @ Elder | 60% |
| 02/07/25 vs Archbishop Moeller | 57% |
| + 24 more games |
Donovan Waleskowski and Brayden Reilly were among the main playmakers for St. Xavier as the former went 5-for-6 en route to 14 points and the latter posted ten points and four steals. What's more, Waleskowski also posted an 83% shooting accuracy, which is the highest he's achieved since back in January of 2024. Another player making a difference was Brendan Deeley, who scored six points.
Meanwhile, Lakota West waltzed into their match on Friday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They walked away with a 54-47 win over the Highlanders.
Lakota West pushed their record up to 19-5 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.7 points over those games. As for St. Xavier, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season.
St. Xavier came up short against Lakota West in their previous matchup back in February, falling 61-56. Can St. Xavier avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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