The Western Wayne Wildcats will face off against the Holy Cross Crusaders at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Western Wayne took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They walked away with a 49-38 win over Lakeland.
Meanwhile, Holy Cross had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They claimed a resounding 79-39 victory over the Bucks. The Crusaders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 22 points or more this season.
Holy Cross' win was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 17-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.4 points over those games. As for Western Wayne, their victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-9 and their overall record up to 3-14.
Western Wayne was taken down by Holy Cross 83-44 when the teams last played back in January. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Western Wayne was down 43-22.
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