Basketball Preview: Caldwell Redskins vs. Crooksville Ceramics
The Caldwell Redskins will head out on the road to face off against the Crooksville Ceramics at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Hopefully Caldwell focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 31 on Saturday.
On Saturday, Caldwell was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 45-39 to Ridgewood. The loss was the Redskins' first of the season.
Despite the defeat, Caldwell saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Breighlee Moracco almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine steals. The dominant performance also gave Moracco a new career-high in field goal percentage (78%). Another player making a difference was Sophia Marshall, who scored six points.
Meanwhile, Crooksville unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They lost 51-27 to Morgan on Wednesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Ceramics have suffered against the Raiders since November 29, 2019.
Having lost for the first time this season, Caldwell fell to 2-1. As for Crooksville, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-1.
Caldwell suffered a grim 53-33 defeat to Crooksville when the teams last played back in December of 2020. Can Caldwell avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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