The St. Xavier Tigers will venture away from home to challenge the Sayre Spartans at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. St. Xavier's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Sayre's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Saturday, St. Xavier earned a 5-1 win over Warren East. The Tigers haven't had any issues with the Raiders recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Cooper Mattingly tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Oakley Clevenger, who went 2-for-3 with one triple and one run. That triple was his first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Cameron Marks, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and one double.
Meanwhile, Sayre faced Lafayette in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Spartans came out on top against the Generals by a score of 6-3. Six seems to be a good number for the Spartans as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Sayre also got a great performance from Will Johnson as he tossed five innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits.
On the hitting side, Charlie Slabaugh was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March. Reed Beatty was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
Sayre has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 26-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for St. Xavier, their record now sits at 25-5.
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