The Walnut Hills Eagles will head out to square off against the St. Xavier Bombers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Walnut Hills hasn't scored more than two runs for four games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
Walnut Hills fell victim to Milford and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They lost 10-0 to Milford. The matchup marked the first time this year in which Walnut Hills was not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, St. Xavier hadn't done well against Elder recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. The Bombers had just enough and edged out the Panthers 3-2. Surprisingly, this marked the Bombers' fourth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.
Walnut Hills' defeat dropped their record down to 3-7. As for St. Xavier, their win bumped their record up to 5-8-1.
Walnut Hills couldn't quite get it done against St. Xavier in their previous matchup back in May of 2021 as they fell 7-2. Can the Eagles avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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