St. Xavier was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 8-2 walloping at the hands of the Indian Hill Braves.
St. Xavier got a good showing from Henry Isaac, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned run off two hits.
On the hitting side, St. Xavier saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Ryan, who went 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
On Indian Hill's side, Nick Rinala made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk). Rinala has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Rinala was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with four RBI, a triple, and a stolen base.
In other pitching news, Benny Liebel looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
Back at the plate, Devlan Daniel was excellent, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Ashton Graham was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
St. Xavier's defeat dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Indian Hill, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
St. Xavier will head out on the road to square off against Batavia at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Batavia's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so St. Xavier's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Indian Hill, they will be playing at home against Madeira at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Indian Hill: 3.2, Madeira: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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