On Friday, St. Xavier faced Eastern in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The St. Xavier Tigers narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Eastern Eagles 7-5. Winning may never get old, but St. Xavier sure is getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Ian Milliner spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned (and two unearned) runs on four hits and racked up six Ks. Those six strikeouts set a new season-high mark for him.
On the hitting side, Wyatt Graven was excellent, going 1-for-1 with three RBI and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Buehner, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
St. Xavier has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season. As for Eastern, their defeat ended a 12-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 8-3.
St. Xavier will head out on the road to square off against St. Ignatius at 12:45 p.m. on Saturday. As for Eastern, they will be staying on the road in Saturday's first game to face off against Oldham County at 10:00 a.m.
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