
Wildcats
02/17/25 vs Wellington | 67-34 |
02/14/25 vs Firelands | 65-58 |
02/08/25 @ Columbia | 77-56 |
02/04/25 vs Clearview | 70-33 |
01/31/25 @ Oberlin | 62-38 |
+ 3 more games |
Keystone waltzed into their matchup on Monday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Wellington Dukes 67-34. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 198th, while the Dukes are ranked 823rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leading Keystone to victory were Liam Goran and Zach Shackelfod. Goran went 9-for-16 on his way to 21 points, while Shackelfod went 6-for-9 to rack up 13 points in addition to five assists and five boards. Goran's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least 21 points. Emory Fedor was another key player, putting up eight points along with six rebounds and four steals.
Keystone smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in nine consecutive contests.
Keystone pushed their record up to 20-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.8 points over those games. As for Wellington, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-17.
Coming up, Keystone will be taking part in a tournament against Trinity at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Wellington, they are taking a road trip to challenge Northwestern at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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