Even though the Columbia Raiders scored an imposing 62 points on Friday, the Keystone Wildcats still came out on top. Keystone took their contest against Columbia 71-62. For Keystone, this counts as revenge for the 55-49 defeat Columbia walked away with the last time they faced one another back in January.
Liam Goran was his usual excellent self, going 7 for 9 from beyond the arc en route to 29 points and 3 assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Grant Hartley, who scored 22 points along with seven assists and three steals.
Keystone is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 9-9 record this season. As for Columbia, their loss dropped their record down to 9-7.
Keystone won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Chippewa at 7:00 p.m. on February 10th. Hopefully Keystone focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up seven on Friday. As for Columbia, they won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Dalton at 7:00 p.m. on February 10th. One thing working in Columbia's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last four matches.