The St. Xavier Bombers will face off against the Mason Comets at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. St. Xavier will be strutting in after a victory while Mason will be coming in after a loss.
If St. Xavier beats Mason with ten runs on Thursday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Everything went the Bombers' way against Batavia on Wednesday as they made off with a 10-3 win. Winning may never get old, but the Bombers sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Meanwhile, Mason entered their contest against Centerville on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Comets fell just short of the Elks by a score of 4-3. That's two games in a row now that the Comets have lost by just one run.
Aiden Henger was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over five innings pitched. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Mason saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was JJ Darst, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one RBI.
This is the second loss in a row for Mason and nudges their season record down to 18-4. Even worse, they were so close both times: the defeats came by an average of only one runs. As for St. Xavier, the victory got them back to even at 11-11.
St. Xavier couldn't quite get it done against Mason in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 as they fell 4-1. Will the Bombers 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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