St. Xavier is 2-8 against Ballard since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The St. Xavier Tigers will head out on the road to challenge the Ballard Bruins at 7:30 p.m. One thing working in St. Xavier's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
Last Tuesday, St. Xavier humbled Collins with a 78-48 victory. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 matchups by 24 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Jeremiah Jackson, who went 10 for 16 on his way to 24 points and five boards. He is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for four straight games. Another player making a difference was Chance Dillingham, who posted 12 points.
Meanwhile, Ballard was just a bucket shy of victory on Tuesday and fell 83-82 to Jeffersontown.
St. Xavier has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-2 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 80.5 points per game. As for Ballard, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-8.
St. Xavier came out on top in a nail-biter against Ballard when the teams last played back in January, sneaking past 61-59. Will St. Xavier repeat their success, or does Ballard have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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