The Withrow Tigers are on the road again on Friday to play the St. Xavier Bombers at 7:00 p.m.
Last Friday, Withrow was just a hair shy of victory and fell 15-14 to Northmont. That's two games in a row now that the Tigers have lost by just one point.
Meanwhile, St. Xavier is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Cathedral. St. Xavier secured a 35-31 W over Cathedral. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bombers.
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. 149 of those passing yards were hauled in by Cameron Taylor, who also brought in two receiving 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.
Withrow's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for St. Xavier, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Withrow came up short against St. Xavier when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 14-10. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Herbstreit, who threw for 212 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 36 yards. Now that Withrow knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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