Two dominant guards in Hadley Crosier and Julia Meyer are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Lanesville Eagles's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Jac-Cen-Del Eagles at 10:00 a.m. on February 17th. Hopefully Lanesville focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up eight on Saturday.
Lanesville extended their postseason success against Barr-Reeve. They enjoyed a cozy 48-31 win over the Vikings. Given Lanesville's advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 20th, while Barr-Reeve is ranked 178th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lanesville got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Crosier out in front who scored 23 points along with six rebounds and two steals. Crosier hasn't dropped below two steals for 16 straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Shelby Allen, who scored 14 points along with eight rebounds and three steals.
Meanwhile, Jac-Cen-Del had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They walked away with a 34-25 victory over Eminence.
It was another big night for Meyer, who scored ten points along with six rebounds and two steals. Reagan Hughes was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Lanesville's record now sits at 26-1. As for Jac-Cen-Del, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-5 record this season.
Saturday's contest is shaping up to be a masterclass in shooting: Lanesville have been dynamite from deep this season, having made 41% of their threes per game. However, it's not like Jac-Cen-Del struggles in that department as they've made 37.2% of their threes this season. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Lanesville's way against Jac-Cen-Del in their previous meeting back in February of 2023 as Lanesville made off with a 45-21 win. In that matchup, Lanesville amassed a halftime lead of 29-9, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Saturday.
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