It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Archbishop Moeller had no problem doing just that on Friday. They secured a 28-23 W over the St. Xavier Bombers. 28 seems to be a good number for the Fighting Crusaders as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Despite the loss, St. Xavier had strong showings from Chase Herbstreit, who threw for 152 yards and two touchdowns, and Daniel Vollmer, who gained 115 total yards and two touchdowns. What's more, Herbstreit also racked up 61 rushing yards, the most he's had since back in September. 90 of Herbstreit's passing yards were hauled in by Logan Von Holle.
Archbishop Moeller's win was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-1. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 14.1 points per game. As for St. Xavier, the defeat snapped their winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 10-4 record.
Archbishop Moeller will play host again on Friday to welcome Centerville, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Centerville will roll in looking for their 11th straight victory, something Archbishop Moeller surely won't give up without a fight. St. Xavier does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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