The Holy Cross Knights will face off against the Covenant Christian Cougars on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Holy Cross comes in on 12 and Covenant Christian on four.
Holy Cross is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They claimed a resounding 56-14 victory over Lake Country Christian. The result was nothing new for the Knights, who have now won ten contests by 20 points or more so far this season.
Gibby Alvarado continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 281 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushing for 53 yards and a touchdown.
Holy Cross didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Issiah Jackson Rice.
Holy Cross was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 209 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 209 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Covenant Christian strolled past Covenant with points to spare on Saturday, taking the game 28-9.
Covenant Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 39.4 points per game. As for Holy Cross, their win bumped their record up to 12-0.
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