Holy Cross and Columbia Montour Vo-Tech are an even 3-3 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Holy Cross Crusaders will face off against the Columbia Montour Vo-Tech Rams at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Holy Cross' offense might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against Carbondale Area on Saturday. They were outmatched by the Chargers at home and fell 28-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Crusaders in their matchups with the Chargers: they've now lost nine in a row.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Columbia Montour Vo-Tech). They blew past Renaissance Academy 58-22 at home on Saturday. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 52-8.
Braxtyn Brown was his usual excellent self, rushing for 307 yards and four touchdowns on only eight carries. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 85-yard run. Mason Haught was in the mix too, providing Columbia Montour Vo-Tech with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Columbia Montour Vo-Tech was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 401 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Renaissance Academy only rushed for 85.
Columbia Montour Vo-Tech's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Landon Hipps, Tyler Bowling, and Logan Bracey picked up one apiece.
Holy Cross' loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Columbia Montour Vo-Tech, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.
Holy Cross won a contest that couldn't have been any closer when the teams last played back in September of 2023, slipping by Columbia Montour Vo-Tech 29-28. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Brown, who rushed for 152 yards and three touchdowns. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Holy Cross still be able to contain Brown? There's only one way to find out.
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