Eastern and Crawford County are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2015, but not for long. The Eastern Musketeers will face off against the Crawford County Wolfpack at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses dating back to last season for Eastern and six for Crawford County dating back to last season.
Last Friday, Eastern didn't have quite enough to beat West Washington and fell 57-55.
Meanwhile, Crawford County came up short against Clarksville on Saturday and fell 51-42.
Eastern will have to keep a close watch on Blake Seibert and Braxton Bowman, a pair of players who had a big impact on Crawford County's prior game. Seibert dropped a double-double on 19 points and 14 boards, while Bowman posted 16 points and three steals. Seibert's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points.
Crawford County's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Eastern, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 0-3.
Eastern strolled past Crawford County in their previous matchup back in December of 2023 by a score of 60-46. The rematch might be a little tougher for Eastern since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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