The Watertown Indians will head out on the road to square off against the Holy Cross Crusaders at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Watertown will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Last Friday, Watertown didn't have too much trouble with Woodland Regional as they won 43-28.
Meanwhile, while Holy Cross put up plenty of points on Thursday, the same can't be said for Wilby. Holy Cross blew past Wilby, posting a 40-0 win. The game marked the Crusaders' most dominant victory of the season.
A big part of Holy Cross' win came down to the chemistry between Drew Caouette and his top target Dae'Sean Graves. Caouette threw for 211 yards and three touchdowns while Graves picked up 162 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Graves was no stranger to the big play, connecting on a big catch that went for 62 yards.
Watertown pushed their record up to 5-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 35.0 points per game. As for Holy Cross, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
Watertown and Holy Cross were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, but Watertown came up empty-handed after a 28-27 defeat. Thankfully for Watertown, Marques Campbell (who rushed for 168 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.8 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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