Crawfordsville hasn't had quite the year their fans were hoping for to this point, but back-to-back wins may be a sign of good things to come. They walked away with a 42-33 win over the North Montgomery Chargin' Chargers on Saturday. The matchup marked the Athenians' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Crawfordsville's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Mason Mccarty, who posted 15 points. Andrew Hurt also deserves some recognition as he posted his first assist of the season.
When it comes to explaining why North Montgomery lost, don't look at Kelby Harwood. Despite the final result, he almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds. That was a full 36.4% of North Montgomery's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's had more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Colten Arnold, who scored four points and three steals.
Crawfordsville is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 4-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.2 points per game. As for North Montgomery, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-7 record this season.
Crawfordsville will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Fountain Central at 7:30 p.m. on January 24th. As for North Montgomery, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 75-37 loss against Danville on the 17th.
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