The St. Xavier Tigers will take on the Bowling Green Purples at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
It was a proper cat-fight when St. Xavier faced off against Pleasure Ridge Park on Friday. St. Xavier breezed by Pleasure Ridge Park to the tune of 42-6. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky football rankings (they are ranked sixth, while the Panthers are ranked 99th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Bowling Green against Greenwood on Friday as the squad secured a 42-14 win.
Jaxen Smith continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 132 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, while also catching a touchdown. Those 132 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Deuce Bailey was another key player, throwing for 157 yards and three touchdowns.
St. Xavier has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Bowling Green, their victory was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-2.
St. Xavier strolled past Bowling Green in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a score of 27-12. Does St. Xavier have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bowling Green turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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