The Crestwood Red Devils will head out on the road to square off against the Jefferson Area Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Jefferson Area took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Crestwood, who comes in off a win.
Crestwood entered their tilt with North Olmsted with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Crestwood enjoyed a cozy 54-39 win over North Olmsted on Wednesday. 54 seems to be a good number for Crestwood as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Hannah Ward was her usual excellent self, scoring 26 points along with three steals. She is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last 12 games she's played. Another player making a difference was Madison Dustman, who scored eight points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Meanwhile, Jefferson Area pushed their score all the way to 60 on Monday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 61-60 to Pymatuning Valley. Jefferson Area has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Jefferson Area might have lost, but man, Mia Contenza was a machine: she scored 18 points along with six rebounds and six steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Tatum Bordeaux, who scored 13 points along with six rebounds and three steals.
Jefferson Area's lineup was just a bit different on Monday as Leah Valenti got a bit more time on the court (12 vs. her season average of 4.11). Valenti made the most of the opportunity, scoring nine points along with two steals. A few more games like that and she might be seeing even more time going forward.
Crestwood has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-10 record this season. As for Jefferson Area, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-12 record this season.
Wednesday's match is shaping up to be a scrappy matchup: Crestwood haven't given up the ball easily this season, having only averaged 1.1 turnovers per game. It's a different story for Jefferson Area, though, as they've been averaging 21.4 turnovers per game. Given Crestwood's sizable advantage in that area, Jefferson Area will need to find a way to close that gap. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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