Preview: Crestwood Red Devils vs. Geneva Eagles
The Crestwood Red Devils will head out on the road to challenge the Geneva Eagles at 6:45 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Crestwood has nine straight wins, Geneva has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, Crestwood strolled past Waterloo with points to spare, taking the game 63-45. Given Crestwood's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 197th, while Waterloo is ranked 464th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Dekota Johnson was his usual excellent self, scoring 28 points along with seven rebounds and two steals. He hasn't dropped below two steals for six straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Charlie Schweickert, who scored 14 points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, Geneva pushed their score all the way to 56 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell 69-56 to Madison. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Geneva in their matchups with Madison: they've now lost seven in a row.
Crestwood pushed their record up to 19-2 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.7 points per game. As for Geneva, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-7.
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