Basketball Preview: Columbus East Olympians vs. Trinity Lutheran Cougars
Columbus East is 3-0 against Trinity Lutheran since December of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Columbus East Olympians will be playing at home against the Trinity Lutheran Cougars at 7:30 p.m. Hopefully Columbus East focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 17 on Wednesday.
Columbus East is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home on Wednesday. They walked away with a 77-67 victory over Whiteland.
Columbus East's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Carter Patterson, who went 9 for 14 en route to 27 points plus six rebounds, and Keaton Lawson, who almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Duncan, who went 5 for 8 en route to 14 points.
Columbus East was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Whiteland only posted five.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 66 points the game before, Trinity Lutheran was a bit more limited in their game on Saturday. They were dealt a 74-28 loss at the hands of Christian Academy. The Cougars have struggled against the Warriors recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Gage King, who scored six points. Kade Gillaspy was another key player, scoring six points in addition to six rebounds.
Columbus East was able to grind out a solid win over Trinity Lutheran when the teams last played back in December of 2023, winning 52-43. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Trinity Lutheran's Peyton Pollert, who had 11 points plus five rebounds and three steals. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Columbus East to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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