The Cascade Cadets are taking a road trip to take on the Crawfordsville Athenians at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Cascade's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three matchups.
Last Saturday, Cascade came up short against Paoli and fell 67-55. While losing is never fun, the Cadets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 253rd, while the Rams are ranked 81st).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Crawfordsville). They came out on top in a nail-biter against Speedway on Friday, sneaking past 67-64. The Athenians didn't have much to brag about two games back, but this win makes it their second in a row.
Crawfordsville's win came from a few key players Cascade will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Alec Saidian, who went 6 of 11 en route to 14 points along with six rebounds and five steals. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 3 steals per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Johnovan Smith, who went 5 of 8 en route to 17 points along with five assists and five steals.
Cascade has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-5 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.4 points per game. As for Crawfordsville, their victory ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-6.
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