The Loveland Tigers are taking a road trip to take on the Archbishop Moeller Fighting Crusaders at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Loveland is coming into the contest hot, having won their last five games.
Loveland came out on top against Walnut Hills on Wednesday thanks in part to the team's impressive four-run first inning. The Tigers put the hurt on the Eagles with a sharp 8-2 victory. Considering the Tigers have won four matchups by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Blake Hatfield looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
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On the hitting side, Adam Lake and Derek Fleming did most of the damage at the plate: Lake got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases, one run, and one RBI, while Fleming went 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. Those three stolen bases gave Lake a new career-high. Rylan Litchfield was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
St. Xavier hit Archbishop Moeller with a five-run seventh inning on Wednesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Fighting Crusaders fell just short of the Bombers by a score of 8-7.
Archbishop Moeller's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 9-2-1. As for Loveland, their record now sits at 8-2.
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