Basketball Recap: Holy Cross Comes Up Short

Holy Cross was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They opened the new year with a less-than-successful 53-40 defeat to the Old Forge Blue Devils. If the Crusaders were looking for revenge after losing 35-31 to them when the teams met, then they'll just have to keep looking.

Holy Cross now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Old Forge, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-3.

Holy Cross will take on Mid Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Old Forge, they are taking a road trip to face off against Lakeland at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.