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Xavier has tall task in Crosstown Shootout against UC

The Enquirer/Patrick Brennan

Xavier's preponderance of power over the University of Cincinnati Bearcats in the storied Crosstown Shootout rivalry is under threat.

The No. 24 Musketeers (14-5, 4-3 Big East) have ruled the rivalry of late, having won each of the last three games against the Bearcats – now the No. 19-ranked team in America at 17-2 overall.

But many hail this iteration of UC as the best-ever under head coach Mick Cronin.

Others have recently deemed the Bearcats as a dark-horse threat to the NCAA title.

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