The Crestview Cougars will face off against the Bellevue Redmen at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Crestview knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Bellevue likes a good challenge.
Crestview is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Ontario just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of the Warriors by a score of 61-59. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (58), the Cougars still had to take the loss.
Bellevue has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They lost to Clyde on the road by a 61-43 margin on Saturday. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Redmen came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 155th, while the Fliers are ranked 404th).
Crestview's defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 12-2. As for Bellevue, their loss dropped their record down to 10-5.
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