WORCESTER, Mass. - The Holy Cross football team is facing off with Harvard this Saturday at Polar Park in the annual EBW classic.
It's a game that the Crusaders look forward to every year. It's a different venue, it's at night and it will be packed with fans, students and alumni. Holy Cross will treat it as a bowl game, and enjoy its uniqueness.
"It's awesome, you play on a baseball field, not everyone gets to do that in their life," said tight end Jacob Petersen. "Kind of like feels like the old Oakland stadium where there's the baseball diamond. You've seen it on TV, but now you get to go out and actually do it. It's just a really fun experience, and Friday we'll go there for the walk through. It's a multi-day thing and it's just super fun."
"Playing at Polar Park is just an unbelievable experience, to get the community involved," said linebacker Frankie Monte. "Just yesterday me and a couple teammates went to the children's hospital and handed out tickets for that. I'm just super excited for it."
The game kicks off Saturday at 5:00 p.m., with the live game broadcast on Spectrum News 1.