Football Preview: Holy Cross Crusaders vs. Watertown Indians
The Holy Cross Crusaders will challenge the Watertown Indians at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Holy Cross' defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past Wilby, posting a 40-0 win. That looming 40-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Crusaders yet this season.
A big part of Holy Cross' victory came down to the chemistry between Drew Caouette and his top target Dae'Sean Graves. Caouette threw for 211 yards and three touchdowns while Graves picked up 162 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Graves showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 62 yards.
Meanwhile, Watertown waltzed into their matchup on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They strolled past the Hawks with points to spare, taking the game 43-28.
Watertown pushed their record up to 5-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 35.0 points per game. As for Holy Cross, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
Holy Cross won a match that couldn't have been any closer in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, slipping by Watertown 28-27. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Watertown's Brady Gambee, who rushed for 239 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.9 yards per carry. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Holy Cross still be able to contain Gambee? There's only one way to find out.
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