On Friday Bishop Eustace Prep will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They and the Holy Cross Lancers are set to duel. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Bishop Eustace Prep's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Riverside offense got past them. Bishop Eustace Prep lost 32-12 to Riverside on Friday. That makes it the first time this season the Crusaders have let down their home crowd.
Meanwhile, Holy Cross entered their matchup against Princeton on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Holy Cross fell just short of Princeton by a score of 3-0. The Lancers' defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Holy Cross wouldn't let Princeton keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Holy Cross can thank Christian Shio and Devin Smith for forcing both of them. Smith is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made nine or more in the last 15 games he's played dating back to last season.
Bishop Eustace Prep's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-1. As for Holy Cross, their defeat was their first of the season and also makes their record 5-1.
Bishop Eustace Prep didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Holy Cross in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 22-18 win. Does Bishop Eustace Prep have another victory up their sleeve, or will Holy Cross turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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