On Friday, the Holy Cross Crusaders faced the Crosby Bulldogs in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Holy Cross took down Crosby 66-51. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Holy Cross.
When it comes to explaining why Crosby lost, one person who can't be blamed is Daniel Melendez. Despite the final result, he scored 19 points along with six rebounds and two steals. Melendez hasn't dropped below 17 points for five straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Micah Blackman, who scored three points along with 14 rebounds and six steals.
Holy Cross' win bumped their record up to 15-4. As for Crosby, they dropped their record down to 14-5 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Holy Cross will square off against Torrington at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Holy Cross has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 1,453 points over their last 19 matches. As for Crosby, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Naugatuck at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully Crosby focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 21 on Friday.
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