The Crestview Knights will be defending their home-court for the first time this season they go up against the Shawnee Indians at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Saturday, Crestview was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 41-35 to Miller City.
Meanwhile, Shawnee suffered their closest defeat since December 22, 2023 on Saturday. They fell just short of Lima Central Catholic by a score of 66-63. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (60), the Indians still had to take the loss.
Despite the loss, Shawnee saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Trevick Bertke went 7 for 14 en route to 24 points plus seven rebounds and six assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Tate Bender, who went 6 for 8 en route to 14 points plus five rebounds.
Shawnee's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Crestview, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 1-1.
Crestview didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Shawnee in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, but they still walked away with a 61-56 win. Does Crestview have another victory up their sleeve, or will Shawnee turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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