Basketball Game Preview: The Christian School at Castle Hills Eagles vs. Holy Cross Knights

The Christian School at Castle Hills Eagles will take on the Holy Cross Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The Christian School at Castle Hills has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with three straight losses, while Holy Cross will come in with four straight wins.

The Christian School at Castle Hills came up into this matchup off a tough 32-point defeat on Tuesday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of John Paul II by a score of 46-43 on Monday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Eagles have suffered since December 30, 2024.

Meanwhile, Holy Cross earned a 69-56 victory over Incarnate Word Academy on Friday.

Holy Cross has also been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-14 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.5 points per game. As for The Christian School at Castle Hills, their defeat dropped their record down to 19-14.

The Christian School at Castle Hills was taken down by Holy Cross 84-23 in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Holy Cross' Aaron Garcia, who almost dropped a double-double on 31 points and nine boards. Now that The Christian School at Castle Hills knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.