Crawfordsville has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Fountain Central Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Crawfordsville pushed their score all the way to 61 on Saturday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of Lafayette Central Catholic by a score of 63-61. While losing is never fun, Crawfordsville can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 310th, while Lafayette Central Catholic is ranked 113th).
The losing side was boosted by Drake Burris, who scored 19 points along with six assists and three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan McLemore, who scored 12 points along with three steals.
Meanwhile, Fountain Central's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their third straight defeat. They fell 43-35 to North Vermillion.
Crawfordsville has traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last ten matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-13 record this season. As for Fountain Central, they dropped their record down to 9-12 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Crawfordsville came up short against Fountain Central when the teams last played back in January of 2023, falling 42-34. Can Crawfordsville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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