St. Xavier is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Cathedral. The St. Xavier Bombers secured a 35-31 W over the Cathedral Fighting Irish. 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.
Despite the loss, Cathedral saw an underclassman step up: Xavier Dangerfield rushed for 141 yards and two touchdowns.
St. Xavier now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Cathedral, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-2.
St. Xavier will have plenty of time to enjoy the victory as they don't play again for a while. They'll take on Archbishop Moeller at 7:00 p.m. on September 20th. As for Cathedral, they will head out to face off against Indianapolis Bishop Chatard at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Indianapolis Bishop Chatard will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Cathedral surely won't give up without a fight.
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