
Tigers
04/08/25 @ North Bullitt | 13 |
03/31/25 vs Shelby County | 12 |
03/17/25 vs DuPont Manual | 12 |
04/02/25 vs St. Charles East | 9 |
04/01/25 @ Bowling Green | 9 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask St. Xavier). Everything went their way against the North Bullitt Eagles on Tuesday as they made off with a 13-4 win. The home team had taken home the W every time these teams have met since May 9, 2019, but that streak is no more.
Jakob Reed looked comfortable as he tossed 2.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit.
At the plate, Donnie Sinkhorn was excellent, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. That's the most runs he has posted since back in May of 2024. Another player making a difference was Kyle Krupp, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
St. Xavier pushed their record up to 10-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.3 runs over those games. As for North Bullitt, their defeat ended an 11-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 10-3.
Coming up, St. Xavier will welcome Providence Catholic at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Celtics will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something the Tigers surely won't give up without a fight. As for North Bullitt, they will head out to take on Spencer County at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Eagles 3.2, the Bears 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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