The Holy Cross Knights will take on the Lake Country Christian Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Holy Cross is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Holy Cross is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Bishop Gorman, posting a 63-6 win. The Knights might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine games by 20 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Gibby Alvarado, who threw for 239 yards and two touchdowns while completing 84.2% of his passes.
Holy Cross was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 218 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 218 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Holy Cross didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Nicholas Hall, Patrick Ortiz, and Markus Perez picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the matchup if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Lake Country Christian's strategy against Shelton on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Lake Country Christian blew Shelton out of the water with a 49-14 final score. With the Eagles ahead 28-7 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Lake Country Christian is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 6-5 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 32.2 points per game. As for Holy Cross, their victory bumped their record up to 11-0.
Everything came up roses for Holy Cross against Lake Country Christian in their previous matchup back in November of 2021, as the team secured a 60-12 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Holy Cross since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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