St. Xavier has won seven straight games at home, while Trinity has won seven straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Wednesday. The Tigers will host the Shamrocks at 8:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (St. Xavier 3.4, Trinity 2.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
St. Xavier is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They had just enough and edged out Eastern 5-4.
Brodie Benefield
| 05/25/26 vs Eastern | 6 |
| 05/13/26 vs Silver Creek | 1 |
| 05/06/26 vs North Bullitt | 4 |
| 05/02/26 @ McCracken County | 1 |
| 04/27/26 @ Elizabethtown | 1 |
| + 3 more games |
Brodie Benefield made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over 6.1 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one double and one RBI.
In other batting news, Colton Zuege was excellent, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three RBI and one double.
Meanwhile, Trinity faced Male in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. The Shamrocks put the hurt on the Bulldogs with a sharp 10-3 win. Considering the Shamrocks have won 26 matchups by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
St. Xavier's victory bumped their record up to 28-11. As for Trinity, their win bumped their record up to 36-3.
St. Xavier couldn't quite get it done against Trinity in their previous matchup back in April as they fell 6-3. Can the Tigers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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