Christian Academy-Louisville fell victim to St. Xavier and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the St. Xavier Tigers. The loss continues a trend for Christian Academy-Louisville in their matchups with St. Xavier: they've now lost eight in a row.
Josh Stempien was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits.
On St. Xavier's side, not much got past Kaden Ford, who gave up just two hits and racked up six Ks to keep Christian Academy-Louisville off the board. Ford has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Jaxon Coomer was incredible, going 1-for-2 with a home run and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Wright, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Christian Academy-Louisville's defeat dropped their record down to 10-19. As for St. Xavier, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 21-14.
Christian Academy-Louisville will be playing at home against Fairdale at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for St. Xavier, they will head out on the road to square off against George Rogers Clark at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. St. Xavier is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
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