Football Game Preview: Riverside Vikings vs. Holy Cross Crusaders

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Previous 6 Games

10/05/24 - Away	62-20 W
10/28/23 - Away	56-0 W
10/28/22 - Home	47-0 W
09/29/18 - Away	49-0 W
10/14/17 - Away	42-6 W
10/14/16 - Home	48-8 W

Riverside is a perfect 6-0 against Holy Cross since October of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Vikings will welcome the Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.

Holy Cross will face off against a team with plenty of momentum: Riverside extended their winning streak to three on Saturday. The Vikings breezed past Susquehanna to the tune of 55-7. With the Vikings ahead 28-0 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.

Meanwhile, Holy Cross didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Holy Redeemer on Saturday, but they still walked away with a 44-38 win. The victory continues a trend for the Crusaders in their matchups with the Royals: they've now won three in a row.

Riverside's win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Holy Cross, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.

Everything came up roses for Riverside against Holy Cross in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, as the squad secured a 62-20 win. Do the Vikings have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Crusaders turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.