Basketball Game Preview: Crestview Rebels vs. Tuslaw Mustangs

By Team Reports Feb 25, 2024, 2:41am

Preview: Crestview Rebels vs. Tuslaw Mustangs

Crestview is on a 19-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Tuslaw is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Crestview Rebels will take on the Tuslaw Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Crestview knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past eight games -- so hopefully Tuslaw likes a good challenge.

Crestview can now show off 18 landslide victories after their most recent game on Saturday. They blew past Lake Ridge Academy 107-6 at home. Crestview's offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.

Crestview relied on the efforts of Luvrain Gaskins, who almost dropped a triple-double on 29 points, nine rebounds, and 11 steals, and Addison Rhodes, who dropped a double-double on 43 points and 11 steals. That makes it five consecutive games in which Rhodes has scored at least a third of Crestview's points. Another player making a difference was Myer Miller, who scored 16 points along with seven steals and five assists.

Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Tuslaw beat Columbia 54-50 on Saturday.

Crestview's victory bumped their record up to 24-0. As for Tuslaw, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season.

Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps