St. Xavier and Archbishop Moeller are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2017, but not for long. The St. Xavier Bombers will welcome the Archbishop Moeller Fighting Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Archbishop Moeller took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on St. Xavier, who comes in off a win.
St. Xavier is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Cathedral, who was ranked fifth at the time (St. Xavier was ranked seventh). St. Xavier secured a 35-31 W over Cathedral last Friday. The score was all tied up 14-14 at the break, but the Bombers were the better team in the second half.
Chase Herbstreit was nothing short of spectacular: he threw for 263 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 48 yards and two touchdowns. Cameron Taylor was Herbstreit's top target, picking up 149 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
St. Xavier's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Shane Strayhorn and Lucas Bishop. Another thorn in Cathedral's side was Connor Bareswilt, who picked up a sack, made 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss), and defended two passes.
Meanwhile, Archbishop Moeller fought the good fight in their overtime game against Mallard Creek on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 21-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mavericks. The loss was the Fighting Crusaders' first of the season.
St. Xavier now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Archbishop Moeller, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
St. Xavier couldn't quite finish off Archbishop Moeller in their previous matchup back in November of 2023 and fell 10-7. Can St. Xavier avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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