The Scranton Knights will wrap up 2024 with a road trip to face off against the Holy Cross Crusaders at 2:30 p.m. on Friday. Scranton will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Last Thursday, Scranton earned a 53-43 victory over North Pocono. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 24th, while the Trojans are ranked 176th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Holy Cross didn't have quite enough to beat Riverside on Friday and fell 45-43.
Scranton pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.3 points per game. As for Holy Cross, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 3-3.
Everything came up roses for Scranton against Holy Cross in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, as the squad secured a 51-19 victory. Will Scranton repeat their success, or does Holy Cross have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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