The Holy Cross Cougars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Whitefield Academy Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Holy Cross' favor is that they have posted big point totals every time they've taken the court this season.
Holy Cross' and North Bullitt's game on Tuesday was close at halftime, but Holy Cross turned on the heat in the second half with 52 points. Holy Cross blew past North Bullitt 80-56. Fans of Holy Cross have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season ended as a blowout.
Michael Loftis was on fire: he scored 32 points along with 7 steals and 5 assists. The matchup was his third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Hand, who scored 17 points along with 5 assists and 5 rebounds.
Meanwhile, things could have been worse for Whitefield Academy, but they could have been a whole lot better as they took a 63-49 loss to Kentucky Country Day on Tuesday. Whitefield Academy has struggled against Kentucky Country Day recently, as their game on Tuesday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Holy Cross' victory lifted them to 3-0 while North Bullitt's defeat dropped them down to 2-2.
Holy Cross took their victory against Whitefield Academy when the teams last played back in February by a conclusive 80-56. Will Holy Cross repeat their success, or does Whitefield Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
