Football Preview: Holy Cross Lancers vs. Bordentown Scotties
Holy Cross has gone 6-1 against Bordentown recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Holy Cross Lancers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Bordentown Scotties at 6:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Holy Cross is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Lindenwold 45-12 two weeks ago. With that win, the Lancers brought their scoring average up to 27 points per game.
A big part of Holy Cross' victory came down to the chemistry between William Updike and his top target Anthony Dambrosio. Updike threw for 200 yards and three touchdowns on only 17 passes while Dambrosio picked up 71 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Holy Cross didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Vincent D'Ambrosio, Bernie Wojtkowiak, and Emmanuel Doku picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, after only ten points in their last contest, Bordentown made sure to put some points up on the board against Lakewood on Saturday. Bordentown walked away with a 34-26 win over Lakewood.
Jose Santiago had a dynamite game for Bordentown, rushing for 233 yards while picking up 12.9 yards per carry. Santiago showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 65 yards.
Bordentown's victory bumped their record up to 6-3. As for Holy Cross, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-1.
Holy Cross came up short against Bordentown in their previous meeting back in October of 2020, falling 25-20. Can Holy Cross avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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