Basketball Game Preview: Holy Cross Indians vs. Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds

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Previous Games

02/20/24 - Home	66-56 W
12/30/23 - Away	64-53 W
02/08/23 - Away	95-80 W
02/08/22 - Home	71-74 L
01/15/22 - Neutral	82-72 W
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Holy Cross and Newport Central Catholic are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2016, but not for long. The Holy Cross Indians just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Holy Cross' favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last six games.

Holy Cross was handed a 23-point loss in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Friday. They skirted past Beechwood 61-59. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Indians have posted since December 3, 2024.

Meanwhile, Newport Central Catholic managed to keep up with Newport until halftime on Wednesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Newport Central Catholic lost 69-46 to Newport. The defeat continues a trend for the Thoroughbreds in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now lost eight in a row.

Holy Cross is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.5 points over those games. As for Newport Central Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 10-13.

Holy Cross beat Newport Central Catholic 66-56 when the teams last played back in February of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Holy Cross since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.