Archbishop Moeller has won ten straight games at home (dating back to last season), while St. Xavier has won ten straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Archbishop Moeller Fighting Crusaders will welcome the St. Xavier Bombers at 7:00 p.m.
Archbishop Moeller is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 28-10 win over Princeton.
Meanwhile, St. Xavier faced Lakota West in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. St. Xavier came out on top in a nail-biter against Lakota West , sneaking past 16-13. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Bombers have posted against the Firebirds since October 30, 2020.
Daniel Vollmer was the offensive standout of the match as he rushed for 110 yards and a touchdown.
St. Xavier is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 8.3 points per game. As for Archbishop Moeller, their win bumped their record up to 12-1.
Archbishop Moeller beat St. Xavier 45-37 in their previous matchup back in September. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was St. Xavier's Chase Herbstreit, who rushed for 172 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries, and also threw for 165 yards and a touchdown. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Archbishop Moeller still be able to contain Herbstreit? There's only one way to find out.
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