St. Xavier came tearing into Tuesday's game with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Christian Academy-Louisville Centurions onto the board and left with a 4-0 win. That's more bragging rights for St. Xavier, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Not much got past Kaden Ford, who gave up just two hits and racked up six Ks to keep Christian Academy-Louisville off the board. Ford has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Jaxon Coomer was incredible, going 1-for-2 with a home run and a stolen base. Luke Wright was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
On Christian Academy-Louisville's side, Josh Stempien was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits.
St. Xavier has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a massive bump to their 21-14 record this season. As for Christian Academy-Louisville, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-19.
St. Xavier will head out on the road to face off against George Rogers Clark at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. George Rogers Clark is on a three-game streak of home wins, St. Xavier a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. Christian Academy-Louisville will take on Fairdale at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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