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| 02/07/25 - Home | 77-70 W |
| 01/04/25 - Away | 57-54 W |
| 02/20/24 - Away | 70-53 W |
| 01/12/24 - Home | 70-63 W |
| 02/25/23 - Neutral | 83-42 W |
| + 5 more games |
Holy Cross is 9-1 against Torrington since February of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Holy Cross Crusaders will host the Torrington Raiders at 7:00 p.m. Holy Cross knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 12 games -- so hopefully Torrington likes a good challenge.
Last Saturday, Holy Cross didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Kennedy, but they still walked away with a 75-70 victory. The Crusaders haven't had any issues with the Eagles recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, Torrington had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 77-53 margin over the Hawks. That's two games straight that the Raiders have won by exactly 24 points.
Torrington's win came from a few key players Holy Cross will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Chris De La Cruz, who almost dropped a double-double with 21 points and nine rebounds. His big performance that afternoon made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Adi Puskarevic, who almost dropped a double-double with 20 points and nine boards.
Holy Cross' victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 78.3 points over those games. As for Torrington, their win bumped their record up to 14-7.
Holy Cross was able to grind out a solid victory over Torrington when the teams last played on February 7th, winning 77-70. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was De La Cruz, who en route to 26 points in addition to six rebounds and three steals. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Holy Cross still be able to contain De La Cruz? There's only one way to find out.
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