Bombers
| 01/31/25 @ La Salle | 55-43 |
| 01/24/25 vs Elder | 46-30 |
| 01/18/25 @ Springfield | 44-36 |
| 01/17/25 @ Archbishop Moeller | 32-25 |
| 01/13/25 vs La Salle | 41-30 |
St. Xavier had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.5 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They walked away with a 55-43 win over the La Salle Lancers. Given the Bombers' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked seventh, while the Lancers are ranked 117th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
St. Xavier had a senior duo take command as Jacob Wassler went 8 of 13 on his way to 22 points and Donovan Waleskowski went 7 for 12 en route to 19 points. Waleskowski continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Brendan Deeley, who posted five points in addition to seven assists and five boards.
St. Xavier was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as La Salle only racked up five assists.
Defeat or not, La Salle got some senior leadership from Drae Arnold and Patrick Mclaughlin. Arnold put up 15 points, while Mclaughlin scored 11 points. Max English was another key player, putting up five points.
St. Xavier has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season. As for La Salle, their loss dropped their record down to 10-8.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. St. Xavier will venture away from home to take on Wyoming at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (Wyoming has won six straight at home, while St. Xavier won four straight on the road), something that'll have to change. As for La Salle, they will head out to challenge Oak Hills at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. La Salle is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.7 points per game this season.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
