St. Xavier waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the Brother Rice Crusaders as they made off with a 9-3 win. That's more bragging rights for St. Xavier, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The team relied heavily on Oakley Clevenger, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-2. Jacob Buehner was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
On Brother Rice's side, Conner Stack made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Chris Daugherty, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
St. Xavier is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 7-6 record this season. As for Brother Rice, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-7.
St. Xavier will head out on the road to square off against North Bullitt at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Brother Rice, they will be playing at home against Leo at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Leo's pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so Brother Rice's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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