Basketball Recap: Notre Dame Academy Wins High-Profile Match Against Holy Cross

On Wednesday, Notre Dame Academy faced Holy Cross in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Notre Dame Academy Pandas came out on top against the Holy Cross Indians by a score of 55-42. For the Pandas, this counts as revenge for the 53-39 victory the Indians walked away with the last time they faced one another back in February of 2024.

Notre Dame Academy has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.2 points per game. As for Holy Cross, their loss ended a 19-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 20-4.

Notre Dame Academy won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Ryle at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Holy Cross, they will also get right back to it: they'll challenge Campbell County at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.