Basketball Game Preview: Keystone Heights Indians vs. Wildwood Wildcats

The Keystone Heights Indians will venture away from home to take on the Wildwood Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Keystone Heights has struggled recently with 13 defeats in a row, while Wildwood will arrive with four straight victories.

Last Friday, Keystone Heights was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 49-48 to Baldwin.

Despite the loss, Keystone Heights had strong showings from Michael Petty, who shot 4-for-7 from downtown and dropped a double-double on 13 points and 11 boards, and Cooper Barry, who posted ten points and six rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Petty a new career-high in assists (seven). Another player making a difference was Jamari Turner, who scored six points.

Even though they lost, Keystone Heights was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Wildwood's strategy against Seven Rivers Christian on Wednesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Wildwood blew Seven Rivers Christian out of the water with a 75-38 final score. The Wildcats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine contests by 20 points or more this season.

Wildwood's win came from a few key players Keystone Heights will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Demarius Knight, who went 5 for 7 on his way to 12 points and seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Harrison, who went 5 of 9 en route to 14 points along with eight assists and three steals.

Wildwood is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season. As for Keystone Heights, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-14.