The Crawfordsville Athenians and the Danville Warriors squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but sadly the Crawfordsville Athenians had to settle for second. They fell 65-53 to the Warriors. While losing is never fun, Crawfordsville can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 313th, while Danville is ranked 31st).
When it comes to explaining why Crawfordsville lost, one person who can't be blamed is Ethan McLemore. Despite the final result, he scored 25 points along with seven assists and six steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points McLemore has scored all season. Tyson Fuller was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with six steals.
Danville's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Elijah Tricker, who scored 12 points along with seven assists and seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Evan Lawrence, who almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine rebounds.
Crawfordsville has been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-15 record this season. As for Danville, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 20-3.
Crawfordsville does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Danville, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 57-49 win vs. Tri-West Hendricks on the 2nd.
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