Football Recap: St. Xavier Tigers vs. Bowling Green Purples
On Friday, St. Xavier faced Bowling Green in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The St. Xavier Tigers took a hard 26-9 fall against the Bowling Green Purples. The match marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Deuce Bailey continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Bowling Green, throwing for 205 yards and three touchdowns while completing 88.5% of his passes, and also rushing for 93 yards on only nine carries. Bailey has been hot for a while, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last nine times he's played. 101 of Bailey's passing yards were hauled in by Trevy Barber, who also brought in two receiving touchdowns.
St. Xavier's defeat dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Bowling Green, they pushed their record up to 8-2 with the win, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. St. Xavier's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on Simon Kenton at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Bowling Green, they will host Madisonville-North Hopkins at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Bowling Green is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 37 points per game this season.
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