It may have taken overtime to finish the job, but the Holy Cross Knights ultimately got the result they hoped for on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Sacred Heart Academy 58-55. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Holy Cross' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kyara Champagne led the charge by scoring 20 points along with 3 steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Champagne has scored at least 25% of Holy Cross' points. Another player making a difference was Jamie Davneiro, who scored 15 points along with 8 assists and 5 rebounds.
Holy Cross now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Sacred Heart Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Holy Cross will head out on the road to face off against St. John's Prep at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Sacred Heart Academy will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Moore Catholic at 1:30 p.m. on December 23rd.
