It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the Crestview Knights had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They took their game at home with ease, bagging a 51-23 victory over the Pilots. Crestview has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 19 games by 22 points or more this season.
Crestview was led to victory by Ellie Kline and Cali Gregory. Kline scored 18 points along with five assists and five rebounds, while Gregory scored 18 points along with six rebounds and four steals. Gregory has been hot recently, having posted 18 or more points the last 17 times she's played. Myia Etzler was another key contributor, scoring seven points along with seven rebounds and two blocks.
Several Pilots players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Kiersten Manon, who scored eight points.
The win (which was Crestview's 11th in a row) raised their record to 24-2. They've been dominating during the matchups in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 36.1 points. As for Ayersville, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 24-2.
Crestview will head out on the road to square off against Calvert at 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Crestview is coming into the game with 20 straight wins on the road, so Calvert will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. Ayersville does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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