Basketball Preview: Columbus East Olympians vs. Bloomington North Cougars
Columbus East is 9-1 against Bloomington North since November of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Columbus East Olympians will be playing in front of their home fans against the Bloomington North Cougars at 7:30 p.m. Columbus East has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with 11 straight losses, while Bloomington North will come in with three straight wins.
Columbus East is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Brownstown Central on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Columbus East was outmatched by Brownstown Central at home and fell 62-32.
Meanwhile, Bloomington North strolled past New Albany with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 47-33.
Bloomington North's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Katharine Lehr, who went 5 for 9 en route to 13 points plus six rebounds. Another player making a difference was Ava Robbennolt, who went 5 for 8 en route to 13 points plus two steals.
Bloomington North pushed their record up to 4-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.0 points per game. As for Columbus East, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
Columbus East couldn't quite finish off Bloomington North in their previous meeting back in November of 2023 and fell 52-50. Thankfully for Columbus East, Ava Reitmeyer (who went 10 for 16 en route to 23 points plus six rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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