Football Preview: Holy Cross Indians vs. Newport Wildcats
The Holy Cross Indians will head out to face off against the Newport Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Holy Cross is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Ludlow on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Holy Cross was beaten by Ludlow 33-6. Having soared to a lofty 34 points in the game before, the Indians couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Newport). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Dayton 48-0. With that victory, the Wildcats brought their scoring average up to 27.5 points per game.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Newport's defense and their four sacks. In that department, Keegan Farrell was the leader with two. Newport got some further help from Jaylen Hartness: he picked up a sack and made six total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Holy Cross' defeat was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Newport, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-2.
Holy Cross took a serious blow against Newport in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, falling 54-14. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Newport's Kyle Lee, who threw for 245 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground. Now that Holy Cross knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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