Holy Cross is 1-6 against Trenton Catholic Academy since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Holy Cross Lancers will head out on the road to square off against Trenton Catholic Academy at 6:00 p.m. Holy Cross will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps New Jersey Rankings (they are ranked 174th, while Trenton Catholic Academy is ranked 45th).
After soaring to a 40-point victory in their last game, Holy Cross came back down to earth on Saturday. They fell just short of Camden Catholic by a score of 24-21. Having soared to a lofty 62 points in the game before, Holy Cross couldn't push the score so high this time.
In what's become a running theme this season, Trenton Catholic Academy gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. They breezed by Cinnaminson on the road to the tune of 64-34. The victory was just what Trenton Catholic Academy needed coming off of a 67-45 defeat in their prior game.
It was another big night for Mayah Alford, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten rebounds. She hasn't dropped below nine rebounds for five straight games. Another player making a difference was Kayla Oliphant, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds.
Holy Cross now has a losing record at 9-10. As for Trenton Catholic Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season.
Holy Cross was dealt a bruising 67-26 defeat at the hands of Trenton Catholic Academy in their previous matchup on Wednesday. Can Holy Cross avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
