The Badin Rams will head out on the road to square off against the St. Xavier Bombers at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Badin is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
Badin stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Elder with a sharp 10-0 victory.
Badin got a great performance from Caleb Driessen as he didn't allow a single earned run over 4.2 innings pitched. Driessen has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Austin Buckle and Chase Luebbe did most of the damage at the plate: Buckle scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Luebbe scored a run while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Austin Vangen, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but St. Xavier had to settle for a 5-4 loss against Turpin on Wednesday.
St. Xavier also got a good showing from Dylan Thompson, who struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and not a single walk).
At the plate, St. Xavier saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Ryan, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Badin has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. As for St. Xavier, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-19.
St. Xavier's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Badin has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .494. It's a different story for St. Xavier, though, as they've only averaged .346. Will they be able to contain Badin's hitters?
Badin came up short against St. Xavier when the teams last played back in May of 2018, falling 5-0. Can Badin avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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