The St. Xavier Bombers will challenge the Withrow Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Withrow took a loss in their last game 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 sixth at the time (St. Xavier was ranked eighth). St. Xavier secured a 35-31 W over Cathedral on 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 had a dynamite game for St. Xavier, throwing for 263 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing 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. Connor Bareswilt was another major factor on D, picking up a sack, making 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss), and defending two passes.
Meanwhile, Withrow was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They and Northmont were almost perfectly matched up, but Withrow suffered a 15-14 loss. That's two games in a row now that the Tigers have lost by just one point.
St. Xavier now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Withrow, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
St. Xavier didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Withrow in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 14-10 victory. Will St. Xavier repeat their success, or does Withrow have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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