Football Game Preview: St. Ignatius Wildcats vs. St. Xavier Bombers

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Previous Games

10/18/24 - Away	19-31 L
10/14/23 - Home	14-21 L
10/15/22 - Away	24-21 W
10/16/21 - Home	28-21 W
10/03/20 - Away	37-62 L
+ 5 more games

St. Ignatius and St. Xavier are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2016, but not for long. The Wildcats will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Bombers at 7:00 p.m. St. Ignatius has given up an average of 32.8 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

St. Ignatius is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight games on Friday. They were outmatched by Archbishop Moeller and fell 42-10. Having soared to a lofty 31 points in the game before, the Wildcats couldn't push the score so high this time.

Meanwhile, St. Xavier played in-conference for the first time on Friday and got just the result they were looking for. They put the hurt on La Salle with a sharp 28-7 victory. The Bombers haven't had any issues with the Lancers recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.

St. Xavier's victory bumped their record up to 6-2. As for St. Ignatius, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.

St. Ignatius came up short against St. Xavier when the teams last played back in October of 2024, falling 31-19. Will the Wildcats have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.