For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Holmes and St. Henry meet (six straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Monday. The Bulldogs took a 22-17 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Crusaders. The Bulldogs were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Crusaders earlier this season, when they won 12-11.
Holmes' defeat was their fifth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 6-11. As for St. Henry, the victory snapped their losing streak at eight games and leaves them with a 4-11 record.
While Holmes had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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