Two dominant guards in Saniya Williams and Treasure Davis are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Crestwood Knights will head out on the road to take on the Dillon Wildcats at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Crestwood walked away with it. Everything went their way against the Indians on Wednesday as they made off with a 67-42 victory. The win was just what Crestwood needed coming off of a 74-39 loss in their prior match.
Crestwood relied on the efforts of Javiah Martin, who scored 19 points, and Williams, who scored 20 points. Williams has been hot recently, having posted 18 or more points the last nine times she's played. Kemoni Davis was another key contributor, scoring eight points.
Meanwhile, Dillon had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24 points), and they went ahead and made it seven on Wednesday. They breezed by Battery Creek at home to the tune of 55-28. Dillon pushed the score to 50-21 by the end of the third, a deficit Battery Creek cut but never quite recovered from.
Dillon relied on the efforts of Davis, who scored 15 points along with six steals, and Khwnylahi Mckinnon, who scored 13 points along with seven steals and six rebounds. Davis has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last 16 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Zynijah Pernell, who scored ten points.
Crestwood is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 15-8 record this season. As for Dillon, their victory was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 19-5.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Crestwood have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 25.1 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Dillon struggles in that department as they've been averaging 36.8 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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