In their season home opener, the Bombers welcomed friendly rival Indianapolis Cathedral to RDI Stadium last Friday night. 

The first quarter demonstrated scoreless back-and-forth possessions between the two teams until the last minute when quarterback Chase Herbstreit had a successful 8-yard rushing touchdown on a 3rd and Goal play. The Bombers led the Fighting Irish 7-0 moving forward into the 2nd quarter. 

Cathedral rebounded quickly just 7 plays later with a 15-yard reception touchdown to Cameron Koers, making the score 7-7. On the next drive, the Bombers forced back the ball to the Fighting Irish on Cathedral's 45-yard line. Cathedral quickly made their way down the field just a few plays later with a 36-yard rushing touchdown. 

On the next drive, the Bombers used a combination of rushing and passing plays to make their way back to Cathedral's territory. The drive was capped off by a 12-yard pass from Chase Herbstreit to Matthew Hoerst for another touchdown bringing the score to 14-14 at half. 

The Bombers widened their lead early in the 3rd quarter when Herbstreit connected with Cameron Taylor for a 15-yard passing touchdown. The back-and-forth continued for the two teams when Cathedral answered just two minutes later with a 22-yard rushing touchdown tying the score up at 21-21. 

Cathedral continued to put pressure on the Bombers as the Fighting Irish answered again with another passing touchdown for 27 yards. The Bombers trailed 28-21. The Bombers quickly made their way back down the field and tied it back up thanks to a 4-yard rushing touchdown by Chase Herbstreit making it 28-28. 
On the next drive, the St. Xavier defense held Cathedral to a 22-yard field goal with just 1:17 left to play. The Bombers trailed again 31-28. 

With just twelve seconds left in play, Herbstreit found Cameron Taylor for a 7-yard passing touchdown. The Bombers led 35-31 with just seconds to spare!! The Bombers secured their victory with a Shane Strayhorn interception on the following play. The Bombers won 35-31. They are are 2-1 on the season. 

Following their thrilling victory, the Bombers are at home again this Friday, September 13th vs. Withrow. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:00pm at RDI Stadium and Ballaban Field.
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