The Holy Cross Knights are headed away from home for the first time to face off against the New Braunfels Christian Academy Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are still undefeated after four-games, but that won't be the case come Friday.
Last Friday, Holy Cross beat Weimar 27-17. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 281st, while the Wildcats are ranked 696th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Gibby Alvarado and Daniel Perez were among the main playmakers for Holy Cross as the former threw for 231 yards and a touchdown while picking up 11.6 yards per attempt and the latter rushed for 36 yards and a touchdown.
While New Braunfels Christian Academy didn't have the best season last year (they finished 2-8), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They walked away with a 41-28 victory over D'Hanis on Friday.
Holy Cross pushed their record up to 4-0 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. As for New Braunfels Christian Academy, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 4-0.
Everything came up roses for Holy Cross against New Braunfels Christian Academy when the teams last played back in September of 2022, as the team secured a 73-7 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Holy Cross since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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