St. Xavier is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Ballard is on a 13-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Tigers will welcome the Bruins at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (St. Xavier 3.4, Ballard 1.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Tuesday, St. Xavier needed a bit of extra time to put away Bullitt East. They came out on top against the Chargers by a score of 5-2. The win continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Chargers: they've now won six in a row.
Ryan Holmes looked comfortable as he pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances.
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On the hitting side, St. Xavier saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaxon Coomer, who went 1-for-5 with two runs and one stolen base. Coomer has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Kyle Krupp was another, going 2-for-4 with one double.
Meanwhile, Ballard hadn't done well against Male recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Bruins put the hurt on the Bulldogs with a sharp 16-4 victory. The Bruins might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 22 matchups by six runs or more this season.
St. Xavier's win bumped their record up to 20-4. As for Ballard, their victory bumped their record up to 30-0.
St. Xavier took their win against Ballard in their previous matchup back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 6-0 score. Will the Tigers repeat their success, or do the Bruins have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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