Elder vs. St. X for All-the-Marbles in Cincinnati...At Least for This Week

by Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle

There's no doubt that St. Xavier is well prepared to play its HUGE crosstown rivalry game against nationally-ranked Elder (#3 USA Today) Friday night. The question is...are the Blue Bombers able to keep-up the energy?

After playing four straight games against defending state champs, and coming off its first loss of the season last week against Highlands (KY), Elder may just be the tonic St. X needs to get the players back-up.

As we pointed out in an August 19th story, St. X has played a Murders Row schedule, which began with knocking-off then nationally-ranked Colerain in the opening week of the season.

As far as Friday night, the Cincinnati Enquirer points out, that the key may be the St. X defense that is holding opponents to just 8.4 points a game.