The St. Xavier Tigers will face off against the McCracken County Mustangs at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (St. Xavier 3.1, McCracken County 2.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
St. Xavier is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Greenwood just ended the team's 13-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 3-0 to the Gators. The match marked the first time this year in which the Tigers were not able to get on the board.
St. Xavier saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brodie Benefield, who went 2-for-3 with one double.
Meanwhile, McCracken County faced Pleasure Ridge Park in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Mustangs came up short against the Panthers, falling 11-4. The Mustangs have struggled against the Panthers recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.
McCracken County's loss dropped their record down to 19-6. As for St. Xavier, their defeat dropped their record down to 23-5.
St. Xavier came out on top in a nail-biter against McCracken County in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, sneaking past 2-1. Do the Tigers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Mustangs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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