Pennsauken and Holy Cross are an even 3-3 against one another since February of 2021, but not for long. The Pennsauken Indians will challenge the Holy Cross Lancers at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Monday, Pennsauken came up short against Burlington Township and fell 72-62. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Thursday (60), the Indians still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Holy Cross entered their tilt with Moorestown Friends on Tuesday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Foxes 69-34. Given the Lancers' advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 61st, while the Foxes are ranked 264th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Holy Cross' victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-4. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.0 points per game. As for Pennsauken, their loss dropped their record down to 10-5.
Pennsauken didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Holy Cross in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, but they still walked away with a 51-46 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Holy Cross' Emmanuel Doku, who dropped a double-double on 26 points and 18 rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Pennsauken still be able to contain Doku? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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