Basketball Preview: Crawford Colts vs. El Cajon Valley Braves
The Crawford Colts are taking a road trip to challenge the El Cajon Valley Braves at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Crawford is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
While Crawford didn't have the best season last year (they finished 12-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They enjoyed a cozy 72-57 win over Sweetwater on Friday. The Colts pushed the score to 61-39 by the end of the third, a deficit the Red Devils cut but never quite recovered from.
Crawford's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Keontae Lewis, who went 7 for 13 en route to 21 points plus five rebounds and three steals. Yasir Abdurahman was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on 15 points and nine rebounds.
Crawford was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Meanwhile, El Cajon Valley came up short against High Tech Mesa on Thursday and fell 47-39. While losing is never fun, the Braves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 403rd, while the Thunder are ranked 103rd).
Crawford's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-0. As for El Cajon Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Crawford came up short against El Cajon Valley in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, falling 71-58. Can Crawford avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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