A well-balanced attack led Holy Cross over Oxford in every quarter on their way to victory on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Crusaders blew the Wolverines out of the water with a 58-22 final score. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 36-15.
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Holy Cross' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Nathan Craft led the charge by rushing for 148 yards and three scores on only 12 carries. Those three rushing touchdowns gave Craft a new career-high. Aaden Hall did his part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 87 receiving yards.
Oxford lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Ethan Murray, who threw for 165 yards and a pair of TDs, and also punched in one rushing score. 80 of Murray's passing yards were hauled in by James Marcella, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
The victory (which was Holy Cross' third in a row) raised their record to 3-1. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 47.0 points over those games. As for Oxford, they dropped their record down to 1-3 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Coming up, Holy Cross will head out to face off against Ansonia at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Oxford, they will welcome Wilby at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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