The St. Xavier Tigers will venture away from home to challenge the Eastern Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. St. Xavier will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
On Tuesday, St. Xavier had just enough and edged out Trinity 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Tigers have posted against the Shamrocks since March 11, 2023.
St. Xavier wouldn't go down easily and took Trinity into a fifth set where they got it done with a five-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 25-20, 23-25, 25-23, 15-10.
Josh Walsh
| 03/18/25 @ Trinity | 29 |
| 03/15/25 @ Thomas Worthington | 20 |
| 03/15/25 @ Elder | 30 |
| 03/14/25 @ St. Xavier | 20 |
| 05/23/24 vs Paul Laurence Dunbar | 21 |
| + 11 more games |
St. Xavier's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Josh Walsh led the charge by getting 29 assists and eight digs. Walsh has been hot for a while, having posted 12 or more assists the last 16 times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Louie Murr, who had 24 assists and four digs.
Meanwhile, Eastern had to kick off their season on the road on Monday, but they showed no ill effects. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over Waggener.
St. Xavier pushed their record up to 3-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Eastern, their victory bumped their record up to 1-0.
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