The St. Xavier Rams have not had quite the year their fans were hoping for to this point, but back-to-back wins may be a sign of good things to come. They were the clear victor by a 51-25 margin over Peabody-Burns. St. Xavier pushed the score to 51-17 by the end of the third, a deficit Peabody-Burns cut but never quite recovered from.
Despite the defeat, Peabody-Burns saw an underclassman step up: Jameson Miles dropped a double-double on 17 points and 12 rebounds. Miles has been hot recently, having posted ten or more rebounds the last four times he's played. Aiden Hurst was another key contributor, scoring four points along with 11 rebounds and four steals.
Peabody-Burns struggled to work together and finished the game with only four assists. They are winless (0-5) when they just don't pass the ball.
St. Xavier's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-10. As for Peabody-Burns, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last ten games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-16 record this season.
St. Xavier will take on Hanover at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Peabody-Burns does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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