There's no place like home for the St. Xavier Bombers, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road on Friday. They put the hurt on Cincinnati College Prep Academy with a sharp 67-47 win on Saturday. Given St. Xavier's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 28th, while Cincinnati College Prep Academy is ranked 425th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
St. Xavier got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Donovan Waleskowski out in front who went 6 for 10 from beyond the arc en route to 18 points and 0 assists. Jacob Wassler was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with five rebounds.
St. Xavier has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for Cincinnati College Prep Academy, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-6.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. St. Xavier will face off against Beavercreek at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Cincinnati College Prep Academy, Cincinnati College Prep Academy and DePaul Cristo Rey will face off at 7:30 p.m. on January 30th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday.
