The Male Bulldogs will be playing at home against the St. Xavier Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Male's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. Everything went their way against Oldham County as Male made off with a 10-0 win.
Landon Ingram was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. Ingram was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, West Bickett and Anthony Evans-Johnson did most of the damage at the plate: Bickett went 1-for-2 with a home run and three RBI, while Evans-johnson scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Ryan Mudd, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Meanwhile, St. Xavier entered their tilt with Christian Academy-Louisville with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They came out on top against the Centurions by a score of 4-0 on Tuesday.
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. Jacob Buehner was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
Male's victory bumped their record up to 10-15. As for St. Xavier, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-14 record this season.
Male came up short against St. Xavier in their previous matchup back in April, falling 8-4. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of St. Xavier's Brodie Benefield, who pitched five innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits. Now that Male knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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