The Holy Cross Knights are headed away from home for the first time to challenge the New Braunfels Christian Academy Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are still undefeated after four-games, but that won't be the case come Friday.
Last Friday, Holy Cross was able to grind out a solid victory over Weimar, taking the game 27-17. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 281st, while the Wildcats are ranked 696th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Holy Cross can attribute much of their success to Gibby Alvarado, who threw for 231 yards and a touchdown while picking up 11.6 yards per attempt, and Daniel Perez, who rushed for 36 yards and a touchdown.
While New Braunfels Christian Academy didn't have the best season last year (they finished 2-8), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They came out on top against D'Hanis by a score of 41-28 on Friday.
Holy Cross' win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0. As for New Braunfels Christian Academy, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 4-0.
Everything came up roses for Holy Cross against New Braunfels Christian Academy when the teams last played back in September of 2022, as the squad secured a 73-7 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Holy Cross since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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