Columbus East and Whiteland squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but Columbus East had to settle for second. They took a 63-59 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Whiteland Warriors. The Olympians were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Warriors earlier this season, when they won 77-67.
Keaton Lawson
| 03/08/25 vs Whiteland | 27 |
| 03/07/25 vs Franklin Community | 18 |
| 03/04/25 vs Columbus North | 21 |
| 02/25/25 vs Greensburg | 20 |
| 02/21/25 @ Madison | 16 |
| + 2 more games |
Despite the loss, Columbus East still got an impressive performance from Keaton Lawson, who went 10-for-14 on his way to 27 points along with five rebounds and four steals. Lawson's big performance that evening made it seven games in a row in which he has scored at least 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Carter Patterson, who posted 11 points.
Ethan Edwards was his usual excellent self, putting up 22 points for Whiteland. Edwards is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 16 or more in each of the last 11 games he's played. Gavin Stubbe was another key player, shooting 50% from the field to rack up 13 points.
Columbus East moved to 15-10 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 21.2 points. As for Whiteland, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-11.
Columbus East does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Whiteland, they will square off against Terre Haute North Vigo at 7:00 p.m. on March 15th. One thing working in Whiteland's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven matches.
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