Having just played yesterday, the Cross Keys Phoenix will get right back to it and host the Howard Hawks at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 56-17, which was the final score in Cross Keys' tilt against Notre Dame Academy on Thursday. The match marked the Phoenix's lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Howard). They came out on top against Cottage by a score of 35-25 back in November.
Cross Keys better keep an eye on Amalia Fox. She was instrumental in Howard's win, putting up 18 points. That makes it three consecutive games in which Fox has scored at least a third of Howard's points. Zoe McLaughlin was another key player, posting six points.
Cross Keys has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-7 record this season. As for Howard, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Everything went Cross Keys' way against Howard in their previous meeting back in January, as Cross Keys made off with a 41-21 victory. Will Cross Keys repeat their success, or does Howard have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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