Crescent hasn't had much luck against West-Oak recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Crescent Tigers will host the West-Oak Warriors at 7:30 p.m. Crescent has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Crescent is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They secured a 76-71 W over Walhalla on Thursday. With that win, the Tigers brought their scoring average up to 51.1 points per game.
Crescent's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jas'Yiah Davis, who posted 22 points along with eight rebounds and six assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Philip Deveaux, who went 7 of 14 on his way to 18 points and eight assists.
Meanwhile, West-Oak played a tough matchup last Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were outmatched by Daniel and fell 77-17. The defeat continues a trend for the Warriors in their matchups with the Lions: they've now lost eight in a row.
Grant Smith was West-Oak's leading scorer, having posted seven points. Smith also led the team in assists with two. Harry Burgess held things down on the boards with four rebounds.
Crescent is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.7 points per game. As for West-Oak, their loss dropped their record down to 3-12.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Crescent has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 31.3 boards per game. However, it's not like West-Oak struggles in that department as they've been averaging 22.4 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Crescent came up short against West-Oak in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, falling 59-55. Thankfully for Crescent, Lucas Towe (who shot 4-for-7 from long range and dropped a double-double on 27 points and 13 rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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