Crooksville was the 62-57 winner over West Muskingum when they last played one another back in February of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Crooksville Ceramics took a 61-43 bruising from the West Muskingum Tornadoes on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Ceramics can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 586th, while the Tornadoes are ranked 257th).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead West Muskingum to victory, but perhaps none more so than Carter Smith, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine rebounds. Smith has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Jake Anton, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten boards.
Crooksville has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-8 record this season. As for West Muskingum, their win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-6.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: West Muskingum beat Crooksville by a score of 78-38 on Tuesday.
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