The Holy Cross Cougars will be playing at home against the Western Warriors at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Holy Cross unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Friday. Their rough 78-57 defeat to Fairdale might stick with them for a while.
Holy Cross might have lost, but man, Jacob Hand was a machine: he scored 19 points along with seven rebounds and two steals. Hand is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 17 or more in the last three games he's played. Michael Loftis was another key contributor, scoring 14 points.
Meanwhile, Western came up short against Fern Creek on Friday and fell 69-56.
Holy Cross' defeat dropped their record down to 14-10. As for Western, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-14.
Holy Cross lost to Western at home by a decisive 86-72 margin when the teams last played back in February of 2020. Can Holy Cross avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
