St. Xavier came into their game on Thursday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 14-1 to the South Oldham Dragons. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Tigers, who until this game were averaging 3.82 runs allowed.
St. Xavier saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Colton Zuege, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run.
St. Xavier's defeat dropped their record down to 23-10. As for South Oldham, their record is now 18-6-1.
Coming up, St. Xavier will head out on the road to take on Boyle County at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The Rebels' pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so the Tigers' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for South Oldham, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against McCracken County at 7:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Dragons 4, the Mustangs 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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