If Badin was riding high off their 10-0 takedown of Elder last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Badin Rams fell just short of the St. Xavier Bombers by a score of 2-1 on Friday. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Badin has scored all season.
For St. Xavier's part, Jack Ryan spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on one hit and racked up ten Ks. Ryan has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, St. Xavier saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dillon Brus, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Badin's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-6. As for St. Xavier, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-19 record this season.
Badin does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for St. Xavier, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Milford at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. St. Xavier is facing Milford at the right time seeing as Milford is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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