The Holy Cross Knights will head out to challenge the Archbishop Molloy Stanners at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Holy Cross is coming into the contest on a five-game losing streak.
Holy Cross lost 66-46 to St. Joseph-by-the-Sea on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 272nd, while the Vikings are ranked 22nd).
Nafi Balde
| 02/11/25 vs St. Joseph-by-the-Sea | 21 |
| 02/08/25 @ St. Francis Prep | 15 |
| 02/06/25 @ Monsignor Scanlan | 3 |
| 02/01/25 vs Christ the King | 2 |
| 01/29/25 @ Archbishop Molloy | 7 |
| + 17 more games |
Holy Cross might have lost, but man, Nafi Balde was a machine: she dropped a double-double with 21 points and 13 rebounds. Balde continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Mona Okorie, who posted six points and nine boards.
Meanwhile, Archbishop Molloy came up short against Kennedy Catholic on Tuesday and fell 38-31.
Holy Cross' record is now 5-19. As for Archbishop Molloy, their record is now 3-11-1.
Holy Cross came up short against Archbishop Molloy in their previous matchup back in January, falling 48-42. Can Holy Cross avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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