If Kirtland was riding high fresh off their 53-14 takedown of St. Martin de Porres last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Kirtland Hornets took a 56-43 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Crestwood Red Devils on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 398th, while the Red Devils are ranked 163rd).
Crestwood got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Livia Martini out in front who almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine steals. Martini is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed four or more in the last nine games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Madison Dustman, who almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine boards.
Kirtland's loss dropped their record down to 10-8. As for Crestwood, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Kirtland will venture away from home to face off against Geneva at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Kirtland is facing Geneva at the right time seeing as Geneva is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Crestwood, they are taking a road trip to square off against Mogadore at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Mogadore comes in on three and Crestwood on eight.
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