Football Preview: New Braunfels Christian Academy Wildcats vs. Holy Cross Knights
The New Braunfels Christian Academy Wildcats will play host again on Friday to welcome the Holy Cross Knights, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (New Braunfels Christian Academy: 17, Holy Cross: 13.8) so any points scored will be well earned.
While New Braunfels Christian Academy didn't have the best season last year (they finished 2-8), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They walked away with a 41-28 win over D'Hanis on Friday.
Meanwhile, Holy Cross put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top against Weimar by a score of 27-17. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 281st, while the Wildcats are ranked 696th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Holy Cross' success was spearheaded by the efforts of Gibby Alvarado, who threw for 231 yards and a touchdown while picking up 11.6 yards per attempt, and Daniel Perez, who rushed for 36 yards and a touchdown.
New Braunfels Christian Academy's victory bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Holy Cross, their win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0.
New Braunfels Christian Academy took a serious blow against Holy Cross when the teams last played back in September of 2022, falling 73-7. Thankfully for New Braunfels Christian Academy, Joe Angel Perez (who rushed for 221 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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