Football Preview: St. Xavier Bombers vs. Winton Woods Warriors
St. Xavier has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Winton Woods Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
St. Xavier is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Milford, posting a 41-0 win. Given the Bombers' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 14th, while the Eagles are ranked 157th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Chase Herbstreit continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 225 yards and three touchdowns on only 17 passes. The team also got some help courtesy of Matthew Hoerst, who picked up 98 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, while Winton Woods put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Little Miami. Winton Woods claimed a resounding 35-0 victory over Little Miami. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Warriors.
Winton Woods' win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-1. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 5.0 points per game. As for St. Xavier, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
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