St. Xavier fought the good fight in their overtime match against Lakota West on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell to the Lakota West Firebirds 61-56. The Bombers have been going strong on the season, but this is now their second defeat in a row.
Donovan Waleskowski
| 02/15/25 @ Lakota West | 57% |
| 02/07/25 vs Archbishop Moeller | 57% |
| 02/04/25 @ Wyoming | 57% |
| 01/31/25 @ La Salle | 58% |
Several Bombers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Donovan Waleskowski, who posted 16 points. Waleskowski is also on a roll when it comes to shooting accuracy, as he's posted one of at least 57% in the last four games he's played. Brayden Reilly was another key player, going 6-for-13 on his way to 14 points.
St. Xavier's loss dropped their record down to 17-5. As for Lakota West, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season.
St. Xavier and Lakota West should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Ohio Rankings. St. Xavier will take on Colerain at 7:30 p.m. on February 24th up 534 places (8 vs. 542). Similarly, Lakota West (ranked 36th) will meet Hamilton (ranked 350th) at 6:00 p.m. on February 25th.
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