The Mitchell Bluejackets will look to take advantage of their home-court for the first time this season as they take on the Crawford County Wolfpack at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Mitchell will be strutting in after a win while Crawford County will be coming in after a defeat.
Mitchell is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Springs Valley. Mitchell snuck past Springs Valley with a 62-57 victory last Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Crawford County didn't have quite enough to beat South Central on Saturday and fell 53-50. The Wolfpack have struggled against the Rebels recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, Crawford County had strong showings from Braxton Bowman, who went 8 for 19 en route to 21 points plus five rebounds and two steals, and Blake Seibert, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 16 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Seibert a new career-high in offensive rebounds (eight). Another player making a difference was Ian Sturgeon, who had six points plus seven rebounds and five assists.
Even though they lost, Crawford County smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in eight consecutive games dating back to last season.
Everything came up roses for Mitchell against Crawford County when the teams last played back in December of 2023, as the team secured a 54-26 win. In that match, Mitchell amassed a halftime lead of 31-11, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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