Basketball Recap: Eight Straight Road Victories for Crestwood

Knights

Margin (Wins)

12/11/24 vs Dillon	41
12/02/24 vs Ragin Prep Christian Academy	38
12/27/24 vs West Florence	34
01/28/25 @ Lower Richland	29
12/28/24 vs Marlboro County	25

Crestwood came tearing into Wednesday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victor by a 67-46 margin over the Lakewood Gators. The Knights have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine games by 20 points or more this season.

Despite the loss, Lakewood still got an impressive performance from Pop Cato, who went 9 for 17 on his way to 22 points. Another player making a difference was Cedric Cisse, who posted seven points along with six rebounds and three steals.

Crestwood's win was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-2. As for Lakewood, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-10.

Crestwood has already played their next contest (against South Florence), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Lakewood will square off against Lower Richland at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Lakewood is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.1 points per game this season.