Basketball Recap: New Lexington Sets Scoring Season-High Against Crooksville

Panthers

Team Score

01/22/25 vs Crooksville	69
12/28/24 vs John Hay	65
12/20/24 vs Meadowbrook	63
12/17/24 @ Sheridan	63
12/07/24 vs Steubenville	62

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask New Lexington). They took their game on Wednesday with ease, bagging a 69-26 victory over the Crooksville Ceramics. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five contests by 25 points or more this season.

It was another big night for Bentley Hanson, who went 6 for 11 en route to 17 points.

New Lexington is also on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.0 points per game. As for Crooksville, they dropped their record down to 5-10 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.

New Lexington wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 67-47 loss against John Glenn on the 24th. As for Crooksville, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 73-36 defeat against Tri-Valley on the 24th.