The St. Xavier Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the Farragut Admirals at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday.
St. Xavier fell victim to Lexington Catholic and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Knights. St. Xavier has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
St. Xavier saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Buehner, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Even though they lost, St. Xavier hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lexington Catholic struck out nine times.
Meanwhile, Farragut scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Wednesday. They blew past West 27-3. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Farragut considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
St. Xavier now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Farragut, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
St. Xavier took their victory against Farragut in their previous meeting back in April of 2017 by a conclusive 10-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Xavier since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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