Basketball Recap: Holy Cross Comes Up Short

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Holy Cross can now relate to. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 44-34 to the Mercy Tigers, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The Crusaders have been going strong on the season, but this is now their second defeat in a row.

Holy Cross' loss dropped their record down to 12-5. As for Mercy, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season.

Holy Cross does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Mercy, they will square off against Sacred Heart Academy at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Sacred Heart Academy comes in on nine and Mercy on four.