Columbus East lost against New Albany back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Columbus East Olympians took a hard 65-50 fall against the New Albany Bulldogs. While losing is never fun, the Olympians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 79th, while the Bulldogs are ranked sixth).
Several Olympians players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Keaton Lawson, who went 7 of 16 to rack up 17 points and five assists. Grayson Watters was another key player, putting up nine points and seven boards.
Columbus East dropped their record down to 11-8 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight at home. As for New Albany, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-2 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Columbus East will square off against Jennings County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for New Albany, they will challenge Jeffersonville at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Jeffersonville comes in on six and New Albany on five.
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