Basketball Recap: Holy Cross Picks Up Tenth Straight Win at Home

Holy Cross waltzed into their game on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They secured a 49-45 W over the Newman Greenies. The 49-point effort marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.

Despite the loss, Newman still got an impressive performance from Randy Livingston Jr, who dropped a double-double on 30 points and 11 boards. Livingston Jr's evening made it 14 games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points.

Tigers

Previous Games (Home)

01/04/25 vs Newman	49-45
01/03/25 vs Carver Collegiate Academy	54-40
12/26/24 vs East Feliciana	69-32
12/20/24 vs West Jefferson	78-38
12/18/24 vs Chalmette	84-58
+ 5 more games

Holy Cross pushed their record up to 14-1 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home. As for Newman, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-4 record this season.

Holy Cross and Newman should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Louisiana Rankings. Holy Cross (ranked 23rd) will meet L.W. Higgins (ranked 332nd) at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Newman (ranked 37th) will meet New Orleans Charter Science & Math (ranked 315th) at 7:00 p.m. on January 14th.