The Academy of the Holy Cross has enjoyed a five-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Archbishop Carroll Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The Academy of the Holy Cross knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past three matchups -- so hopefully Archbishop Carroll likes a good challenge.
Even though Saint John Paul the Great Catholic scored an imposing 56 points on Tuesday, The Academy of the Holy Cross still came out on top. The Academy of the Holy Cross secured a 62-56 W over Saint John Paul the Great Catholic. That's two games straight that The Academy of the Holy Cross has won by exactly six points.
Meanwhile, Archbishop Carroll is ranked highly in their home state, and on Thursday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Bishop Ireton. Archbishop Carroll fell 50-38 to Bishop Ireton.
The Academy of the Holy Cross pushed their record up to 13-14 with that 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 65.0 points per game. As for Archbishop Carroll, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-8.
The Academy of the Holy Cross came up short against Archbishop Carroll in their previous matchup back in January, falling 65-55. Can The Academy of the Holy Cross avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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