St. Xavier is 8-2 against Ballard since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The St. Xavier Tigers will head out on the road to challenge the Ballard Bruins at 5:00 p.m.
Things were looking good for St. Xavier after they put the first points on the board on Wednesday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Beechwood by a score of 7-6.
Luke Wright was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Jacob Buehner, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, 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.
Meanwhile, Ballard faced Eastern in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Ballard never let Eastern onto the board and left with a 4-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Ballard.
St. Xavier's loss dropped their record down to 14-14. As for Ballard, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-4 record this season.
Everything went St. Xavier's way against Ballard in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 as St. Xavier made off with an 11-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Xavier since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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