Knippa lost against Utopia back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Knippa Crushers opened the new year with a less-than-successful 55-42 loss to the Utopia Buffaloes. The Crushers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Utopia was led to victory by Charlie Leman and Lawson Leavelle. Leman posted ten points and four blocks, while Leavelle had 12 points and seven rebounds. Leman has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Taylor Wiekamp, who earned four points and eight rebounds.
Knippa now has a losing record at 10-11. As for Utopia, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-3.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Knippa will host Leakey at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Knippa is facing Leakey at the right time seeing as Leakey is stuck on a 12-game losing streak. As for Utopia, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Comstock at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Utopia is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61 points per game this season.
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