Basketball Recap: Old Forge's Loss Ends Five-Game Winning Streak on the Road

Blue Devils

Previous 5 Games

01/28/25 @ Holy Cross	61-69
01/24/25 vs Honesdale	63-46
01/20/25 vs Dunmore	53-36
01/16/25 @ Mid Valley	41-36
01/13/25 vs Riverside	58-63

After a string of three wins, Old Forge's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell 69-61 to the Holy Cross Crusaders. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 87th, while the Crusaders are ranked 30th).

Old Forge's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-4. As for Holy Cross, they pushed their record up to 14-3 with the victory, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Old Forge will venture away from home to face off against Lakeland at 6:45 p.m. on Friday. As for Holy Cross, they will head out to take on Mid Valley at 7:15 p.m. on Friday.