The Crestview Cougars are taking a road trip to take on the Western Reserve Roughriders at 7:20 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Crestview will head out to face Western Reserve after giving up their first home loss of the season on Tuesday. Crestview fell to Highland 54-50. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Cougars came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 196th, while the Fighting Scots are ranked 409th).
Meanwhile, Western Reserve opened the new year with a less-than-successful 49-41 defeat to St. Paul. The Roughriders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Western Reserve's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Crestview, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-1.
Everything came up roses for Crestview against Western Reserve in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, as the team secured a 73-37 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Crestview 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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