Wickliffe lost against Crestwood back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Wickliffe Blue Devils lost to the Crestwood Red Devils at home by a 67-51 margin. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 520th, while the Red Devils are ranked 144th).
Crestwood's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Dekota Johnson led the charge by shooting 4-for-7 from downtown and dropping a double-double on 24 points and ten rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Johnson a new career-high in steals (six). James Durham was another key player, dropping a double-double on 13 points and ten rebounds.
Wickliffe's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Crestwood, the win keeps them at an undefeated 10-0.
The future could be bright for both Wickliffe and Crestwood: their next opponents haven't had the best luck recently. Wickliffe will try to hand Cardinal their fifth-straight loss when the two meet at 6:45 p.m. on January 17th. Similarly, Crestwood will try to hand Berkshire their fourth-straight defeat when the two meet at 4:15 p.m. on Saturday.
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