Football Preview: Holy Cross Knights vs. Dallas Christian Chargers
Two dominant signal callers in Gibby Alvarado and Luke Carney are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Holy Cross Knights will take on the Dallas Christian Chargers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Holy Cross will be coming into the game with an undefeated record on the line.
Holy Cross is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They blew past Covenant Christian, posting a 41-14 victory. The result was nothing new for the Knights, who have now won 11 contests by 20 points or more so far this season.
Alvarado continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 200 yards and a touchdown while completing 73.3% of his passes, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground.
Holy Cross was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 254 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Holy Cross didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Marco Gomez and Patrick Ortiz. Holy Cross got some further help from Samuel Valenzuela: he picked up 1.5 sacks, forced a fumble, and made six total tackles.
Meanwhile, Dallas Christian waltzed into their match on Friday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They managed a 43-38 win over the Eagles.
Dallas Christian's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Carney led the charge by rushing for 168 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.3 yards per carry, and also throwing for 163 yards while completing 73.3% of his passes. Backing up that air attack was Titus Muse Jr, who rushed for 110 yards and two rushing touchdowns.
Dallas Christian pushed their record up to 10-2 with the victory, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 12.6 points per game. As for Holy Cross, their record is now 13-0.
Things could have been worse for Holy Cross, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 28-13 loss to Dallas Christian when the teams last played back in December of 2023. Can Holy Cross avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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