St. Xavier won the last time they faced Central Hardin, and things went their way on Saturday too. The St. Xavier Tigers blew past the Central Hardin Bruins 9-2.
St. Xavier got a great performance from Colton Zuege as he struck out nine batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit.
On the hitting side, Wyatt Graven was excellent, going 1-for-2 with three RBI, a triple, and a run. Another player making a difference was Jaxon Coomer, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
St. Xavier has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season. As for Central Hardin, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 16-9.
St. Xavier will head out on the road to face off against Madison Central at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Madison Central's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so St. Xavier's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Central Hardin, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Breckinridge County at 5:30 p.m. Breckinridge County will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Central Hardin surely won't give up without a fight.
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