After two games on the road, Holy Cross is heading back home. They will square off against the Logan Longhorns at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Friday, Holy Cross humbled Grandfalls-Royalty with a 66-21 victory. The contest marked the Crusaders' most dominant win of the season.
Jude Mendez continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 391 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 21.7 yards per carry, and also catching a touchdown. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 60 yards. Another rusher making a difference was Julian Sepulveda, who rushed for 100 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Holy Cross was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 493 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 331 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Logan faced Floyd in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Logan simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Floyd 52-0 on the road. The victory was just business as usual for the Longhorns, who after six games remain undefeated this season.
Holy Cross now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Logan, they pushed their record up to 6-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
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