The No. 9 St. Xavier Tigers (4-2) and No. 19 DuPont Manual Crimsons (5-1) will reignite their fierce rivalry when these two top-20 teams meet at historic DuPont Manual Field on Friday night.
With just four games remaining on the schedule for both teams, this matchup holds massive 6A Playoff implications. St. X enters Friday’s matchup with one 6A loss, while Manual has yet to lose to 6A competition. St. X’s lone loss to 6A competition came back on Sept. 29, when they fell 45-10 to Trinity. St. X will be Manual’s first real 6A challenge faced this season.