After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Providence Catholic, St. Xavier was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 victory over the Brother Rice Crusaders. That's more bragging rights for St. Xavier, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Donnie Sinkhorn was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Sinkhorn was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Sinkhorn wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Buehner, who went 2-for-2 with an RBI. Another player making a difference was Jaxon Coomer, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
St. Xavier has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 5-6 record this season. As for Brother Rice, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-6.
St. Xavier will stay at home for another game and welcome Providence Catholic at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Providence Catholic will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something St. Xavier surely won't give up without a fight. As for Brother Rice, they will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against St. Xavier at 12:30 p.m.
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