Basketball Game Preview: Geneva Eagles vs. Holy Cross Knights

The Geneva Eagles will venture away from home to challenge the Holy Cross Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Holy Cross will be up against a hot Geneva team: the squad just extended their winning streak to four. Geneva blew past John Paul II, posting a 78-50 victory. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 15 matches by 20 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Holy Cross had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 49.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They came out on top against the Angels by a score of 69-56.

Holy Cross pushed their record up to 11-14 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.0 points per game. As for Geneva, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 16 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 25-4 record this season.

Geneva strolled past Holy Cross in their previous meeting back in December of 2024 by a score of 72-56. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Holy Cross' Aaron Garcia, who almost dropped a double-double on 23 points and nine rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Geneva still be able to contain Garcia? There's only one way to find out.