St. Xavier is 2-8 against Elder since May of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The St. Xavier Bombers will look to defend their home field against the Elder Panthers at 5:00 p.m. The last three games St. Xavier has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
St. Xavier fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Elder on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 3-2 to the Panthers, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Jack Ryan put in work no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. Ryan has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Ryan was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
Ryan wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jack O'Malley, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
St. Xavier's loss dropped their record down to 5-16. As for Elder, they pushed their record up to 14-7 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
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