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| 03/20/24 - Home | 0-3 L |
| 03/23/23 - Away | 4-6 L |
| 03/23/22 - Home | 8-5 W |
| 03/18/17 - Home | 5-0 W |
| 03/12/16 - Home | 5-3 W |
| 03/21/15 - Neutral | 1-2 L |
St. Xavier and Lexington Catholic are an even 3-3 against one another since March of 2015, but likely not for long. The St. Xavier Tigers will square off against the Lexington Catholic Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. St. Xavier will be strutting in after a win while Lexington Catholic will be coming in after a loss.
On Tuesday, St. Xavier was able to grind out a solid victory over Collins, taking the game 7-3. The win continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Titans: they've now won five in a row.
Kyle Krupp was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one double. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan Ottman, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Lexington Catholic fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Scott County on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 10-7 to the Cardinals. Surprisingly, this marked the fourth straight game that the away team has come away the victor.
Owen Jenkins made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Christopher Vittitow also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
St. Xavier's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Lexington Catholic, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1-1.
St. Xavier couldn't quite get it done against Lexington Catholic in their previous matchup back in March of 2024 as they fell 3-0. Can St. Xavier avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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