The Crawford Colts will take on the Morse Tigers at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Morse will be up against a hot Crawford team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. Crawford came out on top against Valley Center by a score of 65-53 on Saturday. Given the Colts' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 475th, while the Jaguars are ranked 999th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Crawford's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Trevon Blanks, who dropped a double-double on ten points and ten boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Yasir Abdurahman, who went 6 for 13 on his way to 12 points in addition to six rebounds and four steals.
Crawford smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in seven consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Morse on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Logan Memorial Education Campus out of the water with a 66-31 final score. With the Tigers ahead 41-14 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Crawford is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season. As for Morse, the victory got them back to even at 12-12.
Crawford beat Morse 60-50 in their previous meeting back in January. Does Crawford have another victory up their sleeve, or will Morse turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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