Basketball Recap: Holy Cross Comes Up Short in High-Profile Game with Northwest Catholic

On Wednesday, Holy Cross faced Northwest Catholic in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Holy Cross Crusaders were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 54-53 to the Northwest Catholic Lions. The match marked the Crusaders' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Holy Cross' defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-2. As for Northwest Catholic, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-1.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Holy Cross will challenge Oxford at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Northwest Catholic, they will face off against Windsor at 6:45 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Windsor's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.