St. Ignatius has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the St. Xavier Bombers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither St. Ignatius nor St. Xavier posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
St. Ignatius' offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Archbishop Moeller on Friday. They took a blow against the Fighting Crusaders, falling 44-0. The Wildcats have struggled against the Fighting Crusaders recently, as their game on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, St. Xavier owes their defense a big pat on the back after their performance on Friday. They walked away with a 9-0 victory over La Salle.
One reason for the win was St. Xavier's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. La Salle's QB won't forget Kobe Clapper anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Clapper also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 14. Another thorn in La Salle's side was Aden Reeder, who picked up a sack and made 12 total tackles (3.5 for loss).
St. Ignatius' defeat dropped their record down to 1-7. As for St. Xavier, their win bumped their record up to 5-3.
St. Ignatius came up short against St. Xavier when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 21-14. Can St. Ignatius avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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