Torrington is 1-9 against Holy Cross since February of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Torrington Raiders will head out to challenge the Holy Cross Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Holy Cross will be up against a hot Torrington team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. Torrington blew past Woodland Regional 77-53 on Saturday. The Raiders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine contests by 20 points or more this season.
Chris De La Cruz
| 02/22/25 vs Woodland Regional | 21 |
| 02/19/25 @ Naugatuck | 16 |
| 02/18/25 @ Amity Regional | 23 |
| 02/14/25 @ Waterbury Career Academy | 22 |
Torrington's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Chris De La Cruz, who almost dropped a double-double with 21 points and nine rebounds. De La Cruz's afternoon made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least 16 points. Another player making a difference was Adi Puskarevic, who almost dropped a double-double with 20 points and nine boards.
Meanwhile, Holy Cross didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Kennedy on Saturday, but they still walked away with a 75-70 victory. Given the Crusaders' advantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut basketball rankings (they are ranked 20th, while the Eagles are ranked 123rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Holy Cross' win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-4. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 78.3 points over those games. As for Torrington, their victory bumped their record up to 14-7.
Torrington came up short against Holy Cross in their previous matchup on February 7th, falling 77-70. Can Torrington avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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