Holy Cross and St. Paul Catholic are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2016, but not for long. The Holy Cross Crusaders will host the St. Paul Catholic Falcons at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, Holy Cross didn't have quite enough to beat Naugatuck and fell 3-2.
Holy Cross took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 17-25, 24-26, 25-11, 18-16.
Even though they lost, Holy Cross kept the net locked down and finished the game with 17 blocks. That's the most blocks they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, St. Paul Catholic lost 3-0 to Naugatuck on Thursday. The Falcons haven't had much luck with the Greyhounds recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
While St. Paul Catholic ultimately came up short, they really made Naugatuck work, particularly in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 26-24, 25-22.
Holy Cross' defeat dropped their record down to 11-5-1. As for St. Paul Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 9-7.
Holy Cross took their win against St. Paul Catholic in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 3-0. Does Holy Cross have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Paul Catholic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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