St. Xavier had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Wednesday. They never let Beechwood get on the board and left with a 1-0 victory. This was payback for St. Xavier, who suffered a 7-6 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Not much got past Colton Zuege, who gave up just two hits and racked up nine Ks to keep Beechwood off the board. Zuege has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in seven consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, St. Xavier saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eli Winsted, who went 1-for-2 with one run.
St. Xavier hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Beechwood struck out nine times.
Tigers
| 05/14/25 vs Beechwood | 1-0 |
| 05/13/25 vs George Rogers Clark | 5-0 |
| 05/10/25 vs McCracken County | 6-0 |
| 05/05/25 vs North Oldham | 1-0 |
| 05/01/25 vs Ballard | 3-2 |
| + 3 more games |
St. Xavier's win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 27-5. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of 2.25 runs across that stretch. As for Beechwood, their loss dropped their record down to 23-10-1.
Looking ahead, St. Xavier will head out to face off against North Bullitt at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Tigers 2.7, the Eagles 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Beechwood, they will host Holmes at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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