On Thursday, St. Xavier faced Ballard in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The St. Xavier Tigers never let the Ballard Bruins onto the board and left with a 7-0 victory. That result was just more of the same for these two, as St. Xavier also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2023.
Ballard's batters probably weren't too happy with Ian Milliner, who pitched a no hitter (he gave up two walks). Milliner also set a new season high mark in hits with no.
At the plate, Logan Ottman was a standout: he scored two runs while going 1-for-2. Oakley Clevenger was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
St. Xavier has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 15-14 record this season. As for Ballard, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 21-5.
St. Xavier is on the road again on Saturday to play McCracken County at 11:00 a.m. As for Ballard, they will take on Carlisle County at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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