The Crestview Cougars will head out on the road to challenge the Western Reserve Roughriders at 6:45 p.m. on Friday. Crestview will be strutting in after a victory while Western Reserve will be coming in after a loss.
Western Reserve will be up against a hot Crestview squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. Crestview took their game on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 58-31 win over St. Paul. The Cougars have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matches by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Western Reserve played a tough contest on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were beaten by Seneca East 53-16. While losing is never fun, the Roughriders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 648th, while the Tigers are ranked 231st).
Crestview pushed their record up to 11-8 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.3 points per game. As for Western Reserve, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-13.
Crestview didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Western Reserve when the teams last played back in January, but they still walked away with a 42-36 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Crestview since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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