Football Preview: Grandfalls-Royalty Cowboys vs. Holy Cross Crusaders
Grandfalls-Royalty has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Holy Cross Crusaders at 7:30 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Friday.
Grandfalls-Royalty is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their matchup on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 69-36 victory over Wellman-Union. The high-scoring effort was just what the Cowboys needed considering they were shutout in their previous match.
Meanwhile, Holy Cross posted their biggest win since September 8, 2023 on Friday. They breezed by Highland on the road to the tune of 55-20.
Jude Mendez went supernova for Holy Cross, rushing for 216 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries. Mendez really tore up the turf during one magnificent 70-yard run. The team also got some help courtesy of Julian Sepulveda, who rushed for 116 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Holy Cross was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 332 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 331 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Grandfalls-Royalty's victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-2. As for Holy Cross, the win also got them back to even at 2-2.
Everything came up roses for Grandfalls-Royalty against Holy Cross in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as the team secured a 78-30 victory. In that contest, Grandfalls-Royalty amassed a halftime lead of 72-30, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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