The St. Xavier Bombers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Badin Rams at 8:00 p.m. on Friday.
On Wednesday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but St. Xavier had to settle for a 5-4 defeat against Turpin.
St. Xavier got a good showing from Dylan Thompson, who struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and not a single walk). Thompson has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, St. Xavier saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Ryan, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Badin can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent match on Wednesday. They never let Elder onto the board and left with a 10-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Badin.
Caleb Driessen tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over 4.2 innings pitched.
At the plate, Badin let Austin Buckle and Chase Luebbe loose on the outfield. Buckle scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Luebbe scored a run while going 2-for-2. Austin Vangen was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
St. Xavier dropped their record down to 7-19 with that loss, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Badin, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season.
St. Xavier was able to grind out a solid victory over Badin when the teams last played back in May of 2018, winning 5-0. Does St. Xavier have another victory up their sleeve, or will Badin turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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