Basketball Recap: Fredericktown Finds Playoff Glory Versus Columbus Academy

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Fredericktown had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They took their game with ease, bagging a 57-29 victory over the Columbus Academy Vikings. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Freddies.

Cally Carpenter

Steals

02/11/25 vs Columbus Academy	5
02/08/25 vs Ridgedale	2
02/05/25 @ Colonel Crawford	2
01/29/25 @ Centerburg	2
01/25/25 vs Northmor	4
+ 5 more games

Cally Carpenter continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 6 of 15 to rack up 24 points along with five rebounds and five steals. She has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last ten times she's played. Elizabeth Swartzentruber also deserves some recognition as she scored her first points of the season.

Fredericktown pushed their record up to 18-4 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.8 points over those games. As for Columbus Academy, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-12.

Coming up, Fredericktown will be playing at home against Madison Plains at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Columbus Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.