Lakeland hasn't had much luck against Holy Cross recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Lakeland Chiefs will face off against the Holy Cross Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lakeland will bounce into Wednesday's contest after beating Mid Valley, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. Lakeland managed a 43-38 win over Mid Valley on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Holy Cross came tearing into Sunday's match with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24.3 points), and they left with even more momentum. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Vikings 60-57. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Crusaders have posted against the Vikings since February 10, 2022.
Lakeland's victory bumped their record up to 7-15. As for Holy Cross, they pushed their record up to 20-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Lakeland was taken down by Holy Cross 71-42 in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Can Lakeland avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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