Brother Martin is king of Gentilly as they defeated Holy Cross in soccer and wrestling in the “Battle of Gentilly” on Wednesday, January 14th.
Crusader soccer started the day off with a 3-1 win over the Tigers on Farley Field then the wrestling traveled to defeat the Tigers in a 37-20 dual meet victory.
In the eighteenth minute, after a breakdown in the Tiger defense, junior forward Miles Francis found senior Zach Ward who fired a left footed shot into the back of the net. Brother Martin would keep the lead until the 43rd minute of the second half when the Holy Cross forward dribbled inside the box before tapping in the equalizer off the goal post for a 1-1 tie.
Entering the final 20 minutes, Zach Ward tricked his defender then sent a cross into the box that senior forward Austin Bourgeois headed in to go ahead 2-1.
Minutes later, junior Bailey Nuss tucked away the third and final Crusaders goal off a deflected shot from Miles Francis.