St. Xavier is 3-0 against Highlands since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The St. Xavier Tigers will look to defend their home field against the Highlands Bluebirds at 11:00 a.m. The last three games St. Xavier has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
St. Xavier gave up the first runs last Monday, but they didn't let that get them down. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Fern Creek 6-5. That's two games straight that St. Xavier has won by just one run.
Jaxon Coomer was incredible, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Oakley Clevenger, who went 4-for-4 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Highlands' good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They lost 11-3 to Campbell County.
St. Xavier has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 18-14 record this season. As for Highlands, their loss dropped their record down to 15-13.
St. Xavier skirted past Highlands 4-3 in their previous matchup back in April of 2021. Will St. Xavier repeat their success, or does Highlands have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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