The Holy Cross Tigers will challenge the Archbishop Rummel Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Holy Cross is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Louisiana's top teams: Brother Martin, who was ranked 13th at the time (Holy Cross was ranked 20th). The Tigers had to suffer through a 31-3 loss at the hands of the Crusaders. The Tigers' loss continues a trend for the team, making it three in a row.
Meanwhile, Archbishop Rummel's game on Thursday was all tied up 14-14 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They lost 35-14 to Edna Karr. The Raiders have struggled against the Cougars recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Holy Cross' defeat dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Archbishop Rummel, their loss dropped their record down to 6-4.
Holy Cross might still be hurting after the 24-3 defeat they got from Archbishop Rummel when the teams last played back in October. Can the Tigers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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