Holy Cross extended their postseason success on Saturday against Covenant Christian. They blew past the Covenant Christian Cougars, posting a 41-14 victory. Considering the Knights have won 11 matches by more than 19 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Gibby Alvarado was his usual excellent self, throwing for 200 yards and a touchdown while completing 73.3% of his passes, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground.
Holy Cross didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Marco Gomez and Patrick Ortiz. Holy Cross got some further help from Samuel Valenzuela: he picked up 1.5 sacks, forced a fumble, and made six total tackles.
Holy Cross was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 254 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September.
The win for Holy Cross keeps them at an undefeated 13-0. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 47.5 points per game. As for Covenant Christian, they moved to 8-5 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
Holy Cross will square off against Dallas Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 915 yards in their previous games. Covenant Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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