The St. Xavier Bombers are taking a road trip to square off against the Oak Hills Highlanders at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Neither St. Xavier nor Oak Hills posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
St. Xavier managed to slip by Badin the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. The Bombers lost 9-1 to the Rams on Thursday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Bombers have suffered since April 21st.
Meanwhile, Oak Hills came up short against Colerain on Friday and fell 6-2. The loss continues a trend for the Highlanders in their meetings with the Cardinals: they've now lost four in a row.
Brayden Lipps was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off four hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
Oak Hills' defeat dropped their record down to 13-7. As for St. Xavier, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-11.
St. Xavier was able to grind out a solid victory over Oak Hills in their previous meeting back in May of 2022, winning 4-0. Will the Bombers repeat their success, or do the Highlanders have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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