Olympians
| 02/08/25 vs New Albany | 50 |
| 02/06/25 vs Brownstown Central | 31 |
| 02/01/25 @ Bloomington North | 56 |
| 01/31/25 vs East Central | 47 |
| 01/25/25 vs Jeffersonville | 53 |
| + 14 more games |
Two dominant guards in Keaton Lawson and Carter Kent are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Columbus East Olympians will take on the Jennings County Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Columbus East is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.3 points per game this season.
Last Saturday, Columbus East ended up a good deal behind New Albany and lost 65-50. The loss continues a trend for the Olympians in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now lost eight in a row.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Lawson, who went 7 of 16 to rack up 17 points and five assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Grayson Watters, who posted nine points and seven boards.
Meanwhile, Jennings County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a blow against Brownstown Central, falling 82-54. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 93rd, while the Braves are ranked 12th).
Columbus East's loss dropped their record down to 11-8. As for Jennings County, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-10.
Columbus East came up short against Jennings County when the teams last played back in February of 2024, falling 70-64. Can Columbus East avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
