Old Forge is 0-10 against Holy Cross since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Old Forge Blue Devils will be playing in front of their home fans against the Holy Cross Crusaders at 7:15 p.m. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Old Forge sitting on three straight wins and Holy Cross on seven.
Even though Old Forge has not done well against Mid Valley recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. Old Forge walked away with a 47-36 win over Mid Valley.
Meanwhile, Holy Cross stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. They blew past Mountain View 72-47. Given Holy Cross' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 58th, while Mountain View is ranked 613th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Old Forge has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. As for Holy Cross, they pushed their record up to 13-2 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home.
Old Forge suffered a grim 70-49 defeat to Holy Cross in their previous meeting on January 2nd. Will Old Forge have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
