St. Xavier is preparing for their first district matchup of the season on Wednesday. They are taking a road trip to square off against the Male Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
If St. Xavier beats Male with three runs on Wednesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. The Tigers came out on top in a nail-biter against DeSales on Tuesday, sneaking past 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.
Jakob Reed looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, Jaxon Coomer was excellent, going 1-for-3 with three RBI and one triple. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March of 2024.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Male). They skirted past Shelby County 9-7. The victory was nothing new for the Bulldogs as they're now sitting on three straight.
Miles Flack looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on West Bickett, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Evan Legrand, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Male pushed their record up to 10-6 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games. As for St. Xavier, their record now sits at 12-4.
St. Xavier skirted past Male 5-4 in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Will the Tigers repeat their success, or do the Bulldogs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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