Crooksville is 2-8 against New Lexington since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Crooksville Ceramics will venture away from home to square off against the New Lexington Panthers at 7:30 p.m.
Last Friday, Crooksville ended up a good deal behind Morgan and lost 65-49.
Meanwhile, New Lexington strolled past Nelsonville-York with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 60-42. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 180th, while the Buckeyes are ranked 390th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
New Lexington has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.5 points per game. As for Crooksville, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Crooksville came up short against New Lexington when the teams last played back in February of 2024, falling 58-49. Can Crooksville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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