The Crawfordsville Athenians scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Friday. They blew past Covington 67-45. The win was some much needed relief for Crawfordsville as it spelled an end to their seven-game losing streak.
Crawfordsville was led to victory by Ethan McLemore and Mason McCarty. McLemore scored 13 points along with five rebounds and three steals, while McCarty scored 16 points along with two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points McCarty has scored all season. Drake Burris was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with five assists.
Despite the loss, Covington still got an impressive performance from Coye Ferguson, who almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine rebounds. Ferguson hasn't dropped below nine rebounds for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Kolten Haymaker, who scored 11 points along with two steals.
Even though they lost, Covington smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Crawfordsville only pulled down five offensive rebounds.
Crawfordsville's victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-14. As for Covington, their loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 10-13.
Crawfordsville will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Danville at 6:00 p.m. on March 1st. Danvillepresents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Crawfordsville in Indiana (Danville is ranked 42nd, while Crawfordsville is ranked 305th). As for Covington, they will take on Carroll at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Covington focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up nine on Friday.
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