The Wickliffe Blue Devils will square off against the Crestwood Red Devils at 6:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
On Monday, Wickliffe opened the new year with a less-than-successful 38-29 defeat to South. The Blue Devils haven't had much luck with the Rebels recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Crestwood has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 52-40 to Rootstown, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. While losing is never fun, the Red Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 219th, while the Rovers are ranked 80th).
Wickliffe will need focus on slowing down Hannah Ward, one of several Crestwood players who made an impact when they last played. She posted ten points in addition to five boards and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Abby Guyette, who put up eight points and 12 rebounds.
Even though they lost, Crestwood smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 22 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've managed all season.
Crestwood's loss dropped their record down to 7-4. As for Wickliffe, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-5.
Wickliffe beat Crestwood 35-27 when the teams last played back in January of 2024. Will Wickliffe repeat their success, or does Crestwood have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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