On Wednesday, 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 6-0 victory. The win was familiar territory for St. Xavier who now have three in a row.
The result came thanks to Ian Milliner's shutout, as he gave up just two hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, St. Xavier's victory was truly a team effort as eight different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Kyle Krupp, who went 1-for-1 with two RBI and a double. Jacob Buehner was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
St. Xavier has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 24-15 record this season. As for Ballard, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 25-6.
As of now, neither St. Xavier nor Ballard have any future games scheduled.
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