The Frederick Douglass Broncos will challenge the St. Xavier Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Frederick Douglass 4, St. Xavier 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Frederick Douglass is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 victory over Lexington Catholic on Monday. The Broncos haven't had any issues with the Knights recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, while St. Xavier put up some runs on Saturday, the same can't be said for Paul Laurence Dunbar. St. Xavier put the hurt on Paul Laurence Dunbar with a sharp 6-0 victory.
St. Xavier got a great performance from Cooper Mattingly as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kyle Krupp, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, two stolen bases, and three RBI. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Brodie Benefield also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Frederick Douglass' win bumped their record up to 2-3. As for St. Xavier, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
Frederick Douglass couldn't quite get it done against St. Xavier in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as they fell 7-4. Can Frederick Douglass avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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