The St. Xavier Bombers will face off against the Archbishop Moeller Fighting Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
St. Xavier is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Ohio's top teams: Archbishop McNicholas, who was ranked sixth at the time (St. Xavier was ranked second). The Bombers put the hurt on the Rockets with a sharp 3-0 victory on Wednesday. The Bombers haven't had any issues with the Rockets recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
St. Xavier never let Archbishop McNicholas on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 26-24, 25-18.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Archbishop Moeller, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They blew past Lakota East 3-0 on Wednesday.
While Archbishop Moeller won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The final score came out to 25-18, 25-21, 25-22.
Archbishop Moeller pushed their record up to 5-3 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. As for St. Xavier, their win bumped their record up to 6-1.
St. Xavier took their victory against Archbishop Moeller in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 3-0 score. Do the Bombers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Fighting Crusaders turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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