The Crestview Knights will square off against the Liberty-Benton Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Crestview is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last ten games.
Last Tuesday, Crestview didn't have too much trouble with Shawnee as they won 67-52. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 58th, while the Indians are ranked 418th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Ellie Kline, who went 7 of 8 on her way to 25 points and six assists. That makes it six consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Crestview's points. Another player making a difference was Josie Kulwicki, who went 5 for 7 en route to 12 points and four steals.
Kline wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Crestview was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Shawnee only racked up nine assists.
Meanwhile, Liberty-Benton didn't have quite enough to beat Bryan on Saturday and fell 46-44. The Eagles have struggled against the Golden Bears recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Crestview is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.5 points per game. As for Liberty-Benton, their loss dropped their record down to 11-8.
Crestview was able to grind out a solid win over Liberty-Benton in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, winning 49-39. Will Crestview repeat their success, or does Liberty-Benton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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