The Meadowbrook Colts will head out on the road to square off against the Crooksville Ceramics at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meadowbrook is no doubt hoping to put an end to a 20-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Last Tuesday, Meadowbrook was beaten by Coshocton 72-34. While losing is never fun, Meadowbrook can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 768th, while Coshocton is ranked 307th).
Despite the loss, Meadowbrook saw an underclassman step up: Michael Ray scored 14 points along with three blocks. Ray continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Bentley Sedor was another key contributor, scoring seven points along with 11 rebounds.
Even though they lost, Meadowbrook were working as a unit and finished the game with ten assists. This was only their 11th loss (out of 12 games) when they've passed the ball that well.
Meanwhile, Crooksville came up short against New Lexington on Tuesday and fell 58-49. Crooksville has not had much luck with New Lexington recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Meadowbrook's loss dropped their record down to 1-18. As for Crooksville, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-15 record this season.
Meadowbrook came up short against Crooksville when the teams last played back in December of 2023, falling 55-44. Can Meadowbrook avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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