The St. Francis Episcopal Wolves will face off against the Holy Cross Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
St. Francis Episcopal is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They blew past Incarnate Word Academy 66-27. With the Wolves ahead 45-9 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Christian Hodge
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Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead St. Francis Episcopal to victory, but perhaps none more so than Christian Hodge, who almost dropped a double-double with nine points and 12 boards. Hodge is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in each of the last four games he's played. Nigel Walls was another key player, going 5-for-7 en route to 13 points.
St. Francis Episcopal smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in nine consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Holy Cross waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with ten straight wins... but they left with 11. They really took it to the Wildcats for the full four quarters, racking up a 69-41 win. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Knights had established a 26 point advantage.
St. Francis Episcopal has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 27-8 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 76.9 points over those games. As for Holy Cross, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-14.
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