The Beavercreek Beavers are taking a road trip to take on the St. Xavier Bombers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Beavercreek fought the good fight in their overtime game against Springboro on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell to the Panthers 55-49. The contest marked the Beavers' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Meanwhile, St. Xavier is ranked highly in their home state and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Covington Catholic. St. Xavier fell just short of Covington Catholic by a score of 55-53. It was the first time this season that the Bombers let down their fans at home.
St. Xavier's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-2. As for Beavercreek, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Beavercreek didn't have too much breathing room in their game against St. Xavier when the teams last played back in January of 2024, but they still walked away with a 56-52 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Beavercreek since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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