Lehigh hosts Holy Cross following Batchelder's 21-point performance

Updated Jan. 11, 2023 2:43 a.m. ET

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Holy Cross Crusaders (6-11, 3-1 Patriot) at Lehigh Mountain Hawks (7-8, 2-2 Patriot)

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Lehigh -4.5; over/under is 137.5

BOTTOM LINE: Holy Cross plays the Lehigh Mountain Hawks after Will Batchelder scored 21 points in Holy Cross' 63-55 win over the Loyola (MD) Greyhounds.

The Mountain Hawks have gone 4-2 at home. Lehigh is 0-1 in games decided by less than 4 points.

The Crusaders have gone 3-1 against Patriot opponents. Holy Cross has a 1-2 record in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

The matchup Wednesday is the first meeting of the season for the two teams in conference play.

TOP PERFORMERS: Evan Taylor is scoring 14.9 points per game with 5.5 rebounds and 1.2 assists for the Mountain Hawks. Keith Higgins Jr. is averaging 14 points over the last 10 games for Lehigh.

Gerrale Gates is scoring 17.4 points per game and averaging 8.8 rebounds for the Crusaders. Batchelder is averaging 2.3 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Holy Cross.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mountain Hawks: 4-6, averaging 70.4 points, 28.8 rebounds, 12.9 assists, 7.0 steals and 2.7 blocks per game while shooting 45.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.1 points per game.

Crusaders: 4-6, averaging 61.7 points, 28.6 rebounds, 10.6 assists, 6.9 steals and 2.4 blocks per game while shooting 43.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 65.6 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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