Two 6A powerhouses in No. 1 Male and No. 9 St. Xavier met Friday night for a battle for the Kroger KSR Game of the Week that came down to the wire.
“We came out here and we expected a dog fight and so we had a dog fight,” Bulldogs wide receiver Max Gainey said. “We came out on top, that’s all that matters.”
Male held on late after building a 28-7 first-half lead. St. Xavier brought their A-game in the second, holding the Bulldogs scoreless for the remainder of regulation but came up just short after a fourth-down incompletion from St.